Greece, Mistra (Mystras) near Sparta

£18.00

Description

Mystras was the capital of the Byzantine Empire, after the fall of Constantinople in 1453, until it was also taken by the Ottoman Emperor Mehmet II in 1460. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) and engraved by R. Sands for ‘The Rhine, Italy and Greece’ 1841-43, by Rev G. N. Wright and published by Fisher, Son and Co.

1843
Steel engraving
Original image size 181 x 124 mm
Digital image size 4284 x 2934 px
36.3 cm x 24.8 cm (300 ppi)