Panorama of Constantinople and its environs from Scutari, by John Clark (Abbey Life 532; Atabey 957; Blackmer 1316)

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After J. Pitman
Panorama of Constantinople and its environs from Scutari, by John Clark (Abbey Life 532; Atabey 957; Blackmer 1316)
hand-coloured aquatint, published by Samuel Leigh, London, [c. 1830], originally on four joined sheets (now detached at the twelve folds, some subsequently joined). Modern cloth portfolio, gilt morocco lettering-piece on upper cover
14½ x 133in. (36.8 x 337.6cm.)

Provenance

Boies Penrose (1860-1921, senator of Pennsylvania, bookplate on the inside cover of the slipcase) and thence by descent to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

RARE. THE BOIES PENROSE COPY. This is the first and only edition of this panorama, which was issued both coloured and uncoloured. A Companion to the Panorama of Constantinople was published by Leigh in 1831 to accompany the present work, which was presumably issued either shortly before or at the same time. Only the Atabey and Blackmer copies can be traced at auction since 1975 and Blackmer states that only two copies are located in NUC, and that it is not present in the Gennadius Library, the British Library, nor the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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