Red mullet fishing at Balık Ηane, Istanbul

Description

Featured in the 1836 collaborative work of Thomas Allom and Robert Walsh, this steel engraving depicts the traditional fishing activities around the historical Balikhane (Fish House) Gate, located where the Topkapi Palace walls meet the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara. The composition captures local fishermen in traditional wooden rowboats angling for the famous red mullets of the Bosphorus, while presenting the traditional coastal architecture in a panoramic maritime landscape in the background.