Section of a panorama of Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) from the Galata Tower

People:

Pascal Sébah (photographer)

Title:

Section of a panorama of Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) from the Galata Tower

Date:

between 1870 and 1886

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

composition: 24,7 × 28,1 cm (9 3/4 × 11 1/16 in.) secondary support: 32,8 × 28,1 cm tertiary support (irregular; approximately; for panorama): 32,1 × 262,1 cm

Reference number:

PH1977:0026:003

Point of View:

partial view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Photographs PH1977:0026:001 - PH1977:0026:010 form panorama PH1977:0026:001-010. The photographs are mounted on ten separate secondary supports and are all adhered to a cloth backing. Two paper tabs are also attached to the cloth backing at either end of the panorama. A black line frames the panorama across the secondary supports. The panorama is folded at the edge of every secondary support. The folded panorama is housed inside a black paper and cloth folder, which fits into an imprinted black cardboard and cloth portfolio. The portfolio rests in an imprinted case.

Inscription:

uninscribed - object uninscribed

Location:

Istanbul; Istanbul (Province); Turkey;

Subject:

architecture
topographic

Subject Descriptive Terms:

tower (single built work)
houses
city
ships
hills
mosques
buildings
sea
harbour
lighthouse
strait

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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