Antique Print of the Pearl Bastion of Castle Batavia by Habermann 'c.1770'

€ 400

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1770
Sheet size: 29 × 40.5 cm (11.4 × 15.9 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-12456-3

Condition

General age-related toning. Large vertical creases. Shows some wear and soiling, blank verso. Few small tears, slightly affecting image. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Prospect von der Bastion Perl (..) - Vue de la Bastion Perl (..)'. View of the Parel Bastion (Pearl Bastion) of Castle Batavia, present day Jakarta, Indonesia. Beautiful optical print, also called 'vue optique' or 'vue d'optique', which were made to be viewed through a Zograscope, or other devices of convex lens and mirrors, all of which produced an optical illusion of depth. Published by Francois Xavier Habermann, circa 1770.