Lot 08002

PROBST Georg Balthasar, Istanbul / Constantinople, “Prospectus Basilicae magnificae, a Iustiniano Imperatore Constantinopoli constitutae”, 1780. Imaginary representation, including Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In the foreground, the Sultan and his suite on their way out of the palace. Hand-coloured. From Probst’s “Constantinople and Seville”, Paris, 1780. Such plates, produced by Probst, were very popular at the end of 18th century. Commonly, special devices would be set up in the central squares of the cities, so that the public could experience panoramic views of these cities (Ioli Vingopoulou, Travelogues).