[Engraved by Matthäus Merian.]
[Frankfurt c.1650.]
Engraving. 220 x 350mm (8¾ x 13¾"). Torn, creased.
A bird's-eye view of Algiers in Algeria, with the city walls, outlying forts and several galleys in the harbour. At the time the city was nominally part of the Ottoman Empire, but it was essentially independent, with piracy the main source of income.
[Ref: 30213]  £180.00