Antique Print of Rome by Daumont, c.1770

€ 440

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1770
Mapmaker / artist: Daumont
Sheet size: 30.8 × 44.5 cm (12.1 × 17.5 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: PCT-62982

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Given age. Some crinkles and small creases. A few minor spots. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Vue d'Optique representant Rome dans sa Splendeur Ancienne (..)'. Optical print representing Rome in its ancient splendor. 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. Text in Latin and French.

Artists and Engravers: Published by Daumont. Daumont was a well-known publisher of optical prints, established in Paris. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there were many popular speciality establishments in Paris, Augsburg and London which produced optical viewing devices and special engravings to be viewed through them.

Image size: 37.5 x 27.5 cm.