Antique Print of the 'Binnen Amstel' in Amsterdam by Probst, c.1760
€ 240
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1760
Mapmaker / artist
Georg Balthasar Probst
Sheet size
29.5 × 40 cm (11.6 × 15.7 in)
Condition
Fair
Reference
BG-12643-6
Condition
Shows wear and soiling. Image trimmed, few small repairs. Blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
Antique print titled 'Amstella intus respiciens ex ponte versus Orphanotrophaeum Amstellodamensis'. Beautiful view of the 'Binnen Amstel' in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 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: Georg Balthasar Probst (1732 - 1801) was a German artist, engraver and publisher in Augsburg.
Condition: Fair. Shows wear and soiling. Image trimmed, few small repairs. Blank verso, please study image carefully. Date: c.1760 Overall size: 40 x 29.5 cm. Image size: 39 x 26.5 cm.
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