DANCKERTS, D. - Constantinopolitanae urbis effigies ad vivum expressa.

A rare panoramic town-view of Istanbul with over the whole length of the lower part 3 columns of poems in Latin, Dutch and French and a numbered key 1-29 to the principal buildings in town.
Published by Dancker Danckerts (1634-1666).

Perched between East and West, ancient Constantinople was an essential stop for merchants from both sides of the world. Today, renamed Istanbul, this historic city was also the gateway to the Silk Road.
From Istanbul sprang the commercial routes that reached China, and the city was an epicenter of commerce, exchange, and multiculturalism.