TURKEY -- "PANORAMA DE CONSTANTINOPLE. Vue prise de la tour de Galata." (C. 1880s). Woodcut engraving by F. Méaulle from a photo by Abdullah Frères of Istanbul, printed in the Journal Illustré. 330 x 1090 mm. Framed, under passepartout and glazed. (Uninspected out of frame but clean & complete).
Fortuné Méaulle (1844-1916), wood-engraver and writer. - Abdullah Frères, between c. 1850 and c. 1900 one of the most succesful photographic studio's in Constantinople/Istanbul. In 1863 the Abdullah brothers where appointed official court photographers. They produced many portraits but also views and scenes of Istanbul and Cairo. - Rare.€ 160