Old Print of the Town Hall of Batavia 'Jakarta' in the Dutch East Indies, 1770
€ 530
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Date
1770
Sheet size
29 × 40 cm (11.4 × 15.7 in)
Reference
BG-11748
Condition
General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
Antique optical print titled 'Prospect des Rathhauses in Batavia (..)'. View of the town hall of Batavia, Indonesia. 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
Artists and Engravers: Francois Xavier Habermann (1721-1796), German engraver. Published at: Negoce comun de l'Academie Imperiale d'Empire des Arts libereaux.
Condition: General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully. Date: 1770 Overall size: 40 x 29 cm. Image size: 39 x 24 cm.
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