'The Rock of Van', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

'The Rock of Van', 1890.   Creator: Unknown.

2-715-989 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Rock of Van', 1890. Van Fortress in Anatolia on Lake Van, built in the ancient kingdom of Urartu during 9th-7th centuries BC. In 1021 the last king of Vaspurakan, John-Senekerim Artsruni, ceded his entire kingdom to the Byzantine empire. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890. ]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Edmund Ollier: : author, journalist
  2. Cassell & Co: : Publisher, printer, lithographer, publishers, printers, lithographers

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Landscape

Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia Turkey Van Van

  1. 38 29 40 N , 043 23 00 E

World Asia Turkey Asia Minor

  1. 39 00 00 N , 035 00 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Artistic Representations Landscapes


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5099x4190
File Size : 62,593kb


Aliases

  1. 0580066171
  1. 2-715-989
  1. 2715989

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