Landscapes, Turkey, Iskanderun, Hatay, Bueyuk Iskender Fashion

Description

Landscapes, Turkey, Iskanderun, Hatay, Bueyuk Iskender

“Der Golf von Iskanderun”

Wood engraving on a page of text about Turkey and the Caucasus region.
that continues on the reverse side. Published 1881.

Original antique print  

Image: 10 x 13 cm (3.9 x 5.1″)
İskenderun (Arabic: إسكندرونة), Alexandretta (Greek: Αλεξανδρέττα, lit. little Alexandria) and Scanderoon,is a city in Hatay Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Located on an alluvial plain, the city was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks, floods and fires.