Caramanian

Spode's Caramanian series was first produced c. 1809.  The original views which Spode used for its engravings for this series were taken from Volume Two of a three-part work titled Egypt, Palestine and the Ottoman Empire published in 1803.  Volume Two contained 24 large aquatints from which Spode selected views for the patterns in this series.  The border figures for the Caramanian series come from illustrations by Samuel Howitt in Oriental Field Sports, published in 1807.  That book was the source for the border and central scenes of Spode's Indian Sporting series, which was also used by other makers.

The Caramanian patterns are not named on the pieces themselves; the names are derived from their source prints.  Caramania refers to the ancient name for an area on the southern coast of Turkey now known as the "turquoise coast".

An Ancient Bath at Cacamo in Caramania
Ancient Granary at Cacamo
Ancient Granary at Cacamo
Antique Fragments at Limisso
Antique Fragments at Limisso
Caramanian Castle
Citadel near Corinth
City of Corinth
Colossal Sarcophagus near Castle Rosso
Colossal Vase and Cave
Combination of Patterns
Excerpt from Border, Caramanian
Extract from "Oriental Field Sports"
Necropolis or Cemetery of Cacamo
Necropolis or Cemetery of Cacamo
Part of the Harbour at Macri
Principal Entrance of the Harbour of Cacamo
Principal Entrance of the Harbour of Cacamo
Ruins of an Ancient Temple near Corinth
Ruins of an Ancient Temple near Corinth
Sarcophagi & Sepulchres at the Head of the Harbour of Cacamo
Sarcophagi & Sepulchres at the Head of the Harbour of Cacamo
Sarcophagi at Cacamo
The Castle of Boudron in the Gulf of Stancio
The Triumphal Arch of Tripoli in Barbary
Three Figures and Sarcophagus