Constantinople (Istanbul) Map dated 1855 Reptile Print With its old-world typography and

With its old-world typography and timeless atlas character

and technical detail

this print has real appeal

fine linework and delicately printed detail

Some maps do far more than chart a continent

Constantinople (Istanbul) Map dated 1855 Reptile Print With its old-world typography andThere is something irresistible about a great city map, and this antique 1855 map of Constantinople has all the richness and romance you could want. Capturing the city we now know as Istanbul at the meeting point of Europe and Asia, it is full of harbours, waterways, districts, and the layered geography that made the Ottoman capital one of the most fascinating cities in the world. It feels at once historic, cosmopolitan, and deeply atmospheric the