Summary
Pierre Mortier: Vrana en Dalmatie - Veduta Vrane
The view shows the fortress and settlement of Vrana after they were conquered by the Turks in 1527. In the foreground is the Vrana fort as a square fort with a tall tower. In the background we see the village of Vranu, with one of the then three mosques. This Mortier veduta is just a reprint of Coronelli's
Pierre Mortier: (1661-1711), a Dutch publisher and coppersmith who worked in Amsterdam during the second half of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century. Publisher of Sanson, Jaillot, de Fer and de Wit maps.
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