Turkey, Constantinople, Baluk Hana, 1838.

"Baluk Hana, and Method of Fishing for the Red Mullet. At this spot State Criminals are thrown into the Bosphorus from the Seraglio" engraved by F.J.Havell after a picture by Thomas Allom, published in Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor, about 1838. Steel engraved antique print with recent hand colour. Very slight soiling. Size 19 x 15 cms including title, plus margins. Ref G4981