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PITMAN, J. (fl. 1830), artist, and John CLARK (1771-1863), engraver
Panorama of Constantinople and its environs from Scutari. London: Samuel Leigh [c. 1830]
First and only edition of this rare and beautiful panorama of Constantinople. The publisher’s advert gives the price £1 uncoloured or £1/14/- coloured. The aquatint panorama engraved by John Clark provides a magnificent continuous strip view of early 19th-century Istanbul. The publisher, Samuel Leigh, is known for issuing a number of city panoramas with descriptive text. This one can be dated by the quarto pamphlet, Companion to the Panorama of Constantinople (London, 1831), designed to accompany it (not present here). Intriguingly, this appears to be Pitman's only recorded work as a travelling artist. Abbey Life 532; Atabey 958; Blackmer 1316; Bobins V, 1607, with panorama illustrated but text entry describing another book.
Quarto (362 x 279mm). Folding panorama composed of four hand-coloured aquatint plates, finished in contemporary hand-colour and extending to 3320 mm (panorama detached from binding, fold of the plates reinforced with old paper on verso, lightly soiled on folds). Publisher’s moiré fine ribbed green cloth, large engraved colour pictorial title on upper cover, publishers ads paste down to inside board (missing ties, spine splitting and slightly defective at foot, extremities lightly rubbed and soiled).
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