Antique Hardcover Book Souvenir de Constantinople Album de 20 Vues Early 20th c

Description

Unique Hardcover Book Souvenir de Constantinople/Souvenir of Constantinople Album de 20 Vues Early 20th century. This is without a doubt a must have album including photographs - postcards depicting the Ottoman Empire and its history. They play an important role in the visual memory of the East and Ottoman Empire in particular. They are photos of landscape panoramas, monumental buildings and everyday life of people in Constantinople revealing the ethnic and cultural diversity embodied in the city. The postcards are black and white. Size 9 cm x 14 cm.