CAMOCIO Giovanni Francesco, "Miracolo Apparso in Costantinopoli.."

c.1566-1574, from “Isole famose, porti fortezze e terre maritime…” publ. in Venice. Numbered plate "67". Scarce plate depicting a “miracle in Constantinople” taking place in Piyale Pasha Mosque (“Moschea di Piali Bassa”) and Chora Church (today Kariye Camii): Ottoman defenders futilely resisting the fire of God descending on the imperial city. Engr. dim. 22.3 x 17 cm, on sheet 28 x 21.5 cm with full margins. Two pinholes otherwise Very Fine.