Bastion Gelderland, 1770, Paper

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Antique print titled 'Prospect of the Bastion Gelderland outside the city of Batavia, as such according to nature against the … Read more Antique print titled 'Prospect of the Bastion Gelderland outside the city of Batavia, as such according to nature against the outer Portuguese church and the blue mountain, drawn by Iohann Wolffgang Heyd / Vue de la bastion de gelderland hors de la ville Batavie, desine vers de l'Eglise portugoise et du Montagne bleu par Jean Wolfgang Heyd.' View of the Portuguese non-denominational church and surroundings as seen from Bastion Gelderland near 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. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Francois Xavier Habermann (1721-1796), German engraver. Published at: Negoce comun de l'Academie Imperiale d'Empire des Arts libereaux. Condition: Fair, original/contemporary hand coloring. Partly frayed/torn in outer blank margins, occ. sl. foxed/ browned. Shows wear and creasing, blank verso. Please study the image carefully. Date: c.1770 Overall size: 50 x 39.5 cm. Image size: 40 x 24 cm. See less