(Istanbul, Turkey, Ottoman Empire), a circa late 19th Centur...

Hammer

£360

(Istanbul, Turkey, Ottoman Empire), a circa late 19th Century photograph album containing 24 mounted photographs of late Ottoman Constantinople (Istanbul) by Pascal SEBAH and Polycarpe JOAILLIER, images include panoramic views of the Bosphorus and Golden Horn from Pointe de Serai (Sarayburnu) and Palace Hotel; Galata Bridge; Hagia Sophia mosque exterior; Sultan Ahmet or Blue Mosque exterior and hippodrome; mansion on bank of Bosphorus; L'Arbre des Jannissaires; Basilica Cistern; Tombs of Sultan Mahmoud II and Abd-ul-Aziz; four photographs interiors of mosques Suleymaniye, Sultan Ahmet or Blue Mosque, general view interior of Hagia Sophia mosque, tiled Mihrab of Rustem Pacha mosque; panoramic view of Tophane and Bosphorus; panoramic view from Galata Tower; two others interior of Hagia Sophia; old city walls/fortifications Seven Hills; Aqueduct of Valens etc etc, each image mounted and approx size 21x27cm, plus a few loose photographs of Roman statues and views of Corfu, plus 3 mounted photographs of Switzerland at back of album, oblong contemporary half leather gilt album (backstrip part detached)