Vue Middelburgh (4 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 10.1" x 16.5" Antique hand colored engraving circa 175-1770. Perspective views, or "optical views" were popular in the eighteenth century and when viewed through an optical device called a zograscope, they had an appearance of three-dimensional depth. If the zograscope had a lens only, the print had to be held vertically for viewing, and it was frequently attached to stiff backing. If it had a lens and a mirror, the print could lie flat on the table, but would be seen as a mirror image. For this reason, many perspective prints had a title printed in reverse at the top of the image. many had strong hand-coloring that looked appealing when viewed in low light. An attractive clean image.

Condition: Good. Handcolored engraving. 25 x 45 cm. sheet size. Good. Light foxing. Staining. Tears along sheet edges.Provenance: Frédéric Laurent de Rummel, St-Germain-en-Laye, France.Les vues d'optique étaient des gravures coloriées à la main et destinées à être contemplées à travers la lentille d'une boîte d'optique (zograscope). Les images, réalisées à l'aide d'une camera obscura.

Condition: 0. Dekorative Ansicht aus der Vogelperspektive auf die Stadtsilhouette des holländischen Middelburg, mittig zahlreiche Schiffe und Boote beim Einfahren in die Stadt.- Die Bildüberschrift spiegelverkehrt gedruckt.- Etwas gebräunt und leicht stockfleckig.- Netherlands - Vue de Middelburgh. Vue de la Ville et du Canal de Middelburgh Capitale de la Zelande. Colored peep-box copper engraving by J. Chereau. Paris, around 1780. 18.5 x 40 cm. Decorative bird's-eye view of the silhouette of the Dutch town of Middelburg, in the center numerous ships and boats entering the town - The caption printed in reverse - Somewhat browned and slightly foxing. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Basset, Paris (1700-1865) ca. 1750-1800 213 x 400 mm Etching/watercolour Vue de Middelburgh. Vue de la Ville et du Canal de Middelburgh Capitale de la Zelande. A Paris chez Basset Rue S. Jacques a Se. Genevieve. tipped onto a piece of thick paper. Good state. A beautiful bird's eye view of the city of Middelburg in Zeeland in The Netherlands. The picture shows ships entering the city. The hand coloured sky is deep blue and the other elements of the print are also coloured in vibrant tints. Very detailed print. The extreme oblong size of the print is uncommon for optical prints. The right corner shows the leftovers of some letters or numbers that have been cut off the paper.