- A few foxed spots; brown stain in right outer blank margin.
= Rare view of the Schalkwijkerpoort. Sixt v. Kapff K225; cat. Harlemia illustrata 659.
AND 1 other similar publ. by J. Chereau: "Vüe d'Optique nouvelle, representant une des portes de Harlem en Hollande (...)."
- One trimmed just outside the image and text; the other w. a few sm. holes in ample margins; partly trifle soiled.
AND 1 other similar publ. by the same: "Prospect in Hamburg" (doubled).
- Slightly thumbed.
AND 1 similar view of Dantzig.
- Laid down on board; lower caption cut off and laid down on verso. = Rare.
"Vue de la Riviere et l'Isle de Courou dans la Guyane françoise (...)." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. French text (in reverse) above and caption below image, ibid., Maillet, ±1770.
- Some sm. defects in blank margins; nevertheless fine.
- Slightly frayed; a few (closed) marginal tears; some vague stains. = Rare.
- Slightly browned.
= Sixt v. Kapff K94, nice view w. many ships and in the background castle Cronenburg of the Danish king.
- Left, upper and right margin trimmed on the border line; a few wormholes. = Attractively coloured.
- Vellum is sl. soiled; the wooden sides womrholed; a few connecting parts trifle worn; nevertheless fine.
= Nice viewing box, also called "Rarekiek" in Dutch, for domestical use, w. presumably an original 18th cent. folio binding used as box. Shown at the exhibition Een extra dimensie (Teylers Museum Haarlem, 1993) and illustrated/ mentioned in the associated catalogue: R. Albers, W. van Keulen and B. Ernst, Een extra dimensie. Van camera obscura tot stereofotografie (Haarlem, 1993, p.9). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXII.
- One lense bumped on the side; furthermore apart from a few signs of wear overall in fine condition.
= Nice viewing box, also called "Rarekiek" in Dutch, for domestical use. Supplied with an extra front section sliding lid w. one convex lense (Ø16,5) and 3 similar spare convex lenses. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXII.
- Wooden top lacks sm. portion at the front; some scattered bumps; however mostly fine.
= Nice smaller size and uncommon viewing box, also called "Rarekiek" in Dutch, for domestical use. Supplied with an optical view prepared for candlelight viewing: "Vue perspective du Marché au Vin vers l'Eglise de S. Ulrie le long du Magazin du sel Auguste à Augsburg" (Paris, Basset, ±1770).
- One sl. worn and doubled; the other trifle yellowed.
- Trifle yellowed; handcolouring sl. faded; sl. soiled in outer left and right blank margin.
- Lacks 1 view; 1x w. closed tear in lower blank margin; 1x w. browned blank margins.
- Doubled; fold and (closed) tear in upper left blank corner.
"Vue du Pont de Westminster du coté du Nord". Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, caption and address engr. below image, Paris, N.J.B. de Poilly, ±1760.
- Doubled.
AND 1 other optical view of London (doubled; soiled).
- Some minor imperfections in outer blank margins; otherwise fine.
= Attractive view of the Mansion House (residence of the Lord Mayor of London) and its surrounding streets.
"Vuë de la Maison de Northumberland à Charing Cross de Londres." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by B.F. LEIZELT, engr. text (in reverse) in French above and French caption below, ibid., idem, ±1750 (foxed; lower margin unevenly trimmed). - AND 2 others similar, i.a. "Hôtel du Lord Maire à Londres" (Paris, Hocquart, ±1750).
- One title ("Vuë de la Ville et du Port de Londre") cut off and laid down on verso; both sl. soiled.
ADDED: 4 others, all miscell. views, each w. perforations backed w. handcol. paper for candle-light viewing or paper w. watercolour illustrations (some w. damages).
- Closed tear in lower part, just touching the image. = Sixt von Kapff K67.
"Prospect des Parade u. des Promenade Plazes zu Manheim, nebst des Mauth= Post= und Wirthshaußes genannt der Pfälzische Hof." Contemp. handcol. optical view by J.F. RIEDEL, engr. French text (in reverse) above and German and French captions below, ibid., "au Negoce comun (...)", ±1760 (doubled).