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title: The Siege of Constantinople, 1453
author: Jean Le Tavernier
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14412/the-siege-of-constantinople-1453/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Siege of Constantinople, 1453
_Authored by Jean Le Tavernier_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14412.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Siege of [Constantinople](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantinople/), 1453. Illustration by Jean Le Tavernier accompanying a translation by Jean Miélot of Bertrandon de la Broquière's *Voyage d'Outre-Mer*. Full-page miniature, MSS fr. 9087, at folio 207 vv., created after 1455.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Tavernier, J. L. (2021, August 19). The Siege of Constantinople, 1453. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Tavernier, Jean Le. "The Siege of Constantinople, 1453." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 19, 2021. .
### MLA
Tavernier, Jean Le. "The Siege of Constantinople, 1453." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Aug 2021, .
## License & Copyright
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