Galiondji ou marin [and] Toptchi (Cannonier). [Ottoman sailor and cannonry officer]
(Paris.): (Lemercier.), ( 1827.). Hand-coloured engraving, 26.5 x 17.2 cm (sheet), marginal toning but in very good condition. Costume engraving prepared for " Deux Années a Constantinople et en Morée (1825-1826)" by French ophthalmologist Charles Deval (1806-1862). Deval was born in Pera, Constantinople, the son of a dragoman (interpreter) Constantin..... More