Antique Print of a Triumphal Arch in Guangzhou by Beauvais, circa 1700

€ 600

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

Date: 1700
Sheet size: 33 × 49.5 cm (13.0 × 19.5 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12517-1

Condition

General age-related toning. Some creasing and wear. Blank verso, please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Vue d'Optique d'un Arc de Triomphe tres éléve, en la Ville de Canton en la Chine'. Antique print of a triumphal arch in Guangzhou, Canton, China. This is an 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 Beauvais, circa 1700.