East Indies · 18th century
€ 570
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Small hole in print. Please review the images for further condition details.
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. Small hole in print. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1770
Overall size: 41 x 32.5 cm.
Image size: 39.5 x 24 cm.
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