Lebanon, Tyrus (Tyre), large panoramic view C. de Bruyn, 1698, Tyrus
€99.00
Item number:
24 38 BA
Very large 17th century copper engraving with a panoramic view of the port of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre or Tyrus, with several ships on the foreground.
The engraving was made by C. de Bruyn for his book ´Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn door de vermaardste deelen van Klein Asia…´, 1698, Delft (Netherlands).
In this book he describes in great detail a voyage of several years through the Ottoman Empire, mainly through modern day Turkey, Egypt, Cyprus, Israel and Lebanon.
Very good condition. Ample margins. Thick paper with clear print.
Image 23x62cm, sheet 33,5x68,5cm