5741 - 5828 FINE ARTS - OPTICAL VIEWS and related prints and objects
70/5741 Amsterdam A General View of the city of Amsterdam from the Tye 
- A few sm. unobtrusive stains/ foxed spots.
"La Maison des Orphelins et le Pont de l'Amstel à Amsterdam." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, w. engr. captions in Latin and French below image, Paris, Daumont, ±1770.
- Vague central fold; blank margins soiled.
"A View of Amsterdam taken from the Old Rampart." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in English and French above and below image, Paris, Mondhard, 1752.
- Lower blank margin fingersoiled and sl. creased.
70/5742 Amsterdam A General View of the city of Amsterdam from the Tye 
- (Water)stained and sl. soiled; margins sl. frayed.
ADDED: "Armement de Vaisseaux" and "Vaisseau prest a etre mis en mer".
70/5743 Amsterdam Gezicht na de Haarlemmer Port sic te Amsterdam 
70/5743 Amsterdam Gezicht na de Haarlemmer Port sic te Amsterdam 
- Both laid down on later board and sl. stained.
ADDED: an engr. view of Leidschendam.
70/5744 Amsterdam Illuminatiën en Decoratiën te Amsterdam op den 40sten verjaardag van Willem V Plate II V VI VIII and X 
= F.M. 5063. Showing the illuminations of the houses of W.C. Backer, J.F. d'Orville, H.W. Cramer, T. Otter and H. Muilman.
70/5745 Amsterdam Le Pont de Halvenmansbrugg vue vers le Cloveniers Doelen et le Poids de St Anthoine à Amsterdam 
- Sl. foxed and frayed in ample margins.
"Gezicht van de oude zyds capel, t' Amsterdam". "Gezicht van de nieuwe Koren-Beurs tot Amsterdam". Two handcol. engr. optical views, without address. - ADDED: 7 other miscell. optical views, partly in poor condition, i.a. a view of Calais and a fantasy view of the city of Siras in Persia.
70/5746 Amsterdam A View of the Stad House and the Engines for extingusting Fire 
- Contemp. laid down on boards.
= Nice view, showing the invention of Van der Heyden, the unfilled Damrak in the background.
70/5747 Amsterdam Vuë de la Porte des Zaag Moolens à Amsterdam 
- Waterstain in lower right corner; otherwise trifle spotted.
ADDED: "47e Vue d'Optique Representant La Bourse de Roterdam" (Paris, Chereau).
70/5748 Austria Vue perspective du Naufrage des Prisonniers Autrichiens en passant la Mer Baltique faisant route pour le Magdebourg 
- A few foxed/ dustsoiled spots, mainly in blank margins; upper right corner darkened.
"Le Palais et la Grande Place de Vienne." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in French and Latin below image, Paris, Daumont, ±1770.
- Stained in title-section below image; borders frayed.
ADDED: 4 other optical views, most with defects and all trimmed to the borders.
70/5749 Bible prints Ioseph deutet Pharaonis Träume und wird dadurch erhöhet Also schüttete Ioseph das Getreyde auf über die Maass viel 
70/5749 Bible prints Ioseph deutet Pharaonis Träume und wird dadurch erhöhet Also schüttete Ioseph das Getreyde auf über die Maass viel 
70/5749 Bible prints Ioseph deutet Pharaonis Träume und wird dadurch erhöhet Also schüttete Ioseph das Getreyde auf über die Maass viel 
- One print missing small portion of upper blank corner. = Sixt v. Kapff K331 and K332.
AND 2 prints from the story of the Prodigal Son, publ. by the same ("Abschied des verlohrnen Sohnes" and "Der verlohrne Sohn ein Schweinhirt". The first trimmed to image at top, the second to captions).
70/5750 Bologna Veduta della Chiesa e Collegio Ponteficio Montalto nella Città di Bologna 
- Small waterstain in upper and some sl. spotting in lower blank margin, otherwise fine.
= Rare view of the Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate and the Collegio Montalto.
70/5751 Canada Vue perspective de la descente des François à l'Isle de Terre Neuve du côté de Saint Jean à l'Occident 
- Frayed in upper and lower margin; sl. waterstained in lower right corner, touching printer's address.
= Rare.
70/5752 Canton Vue d'Optique d'Un Arc de Triomphe tres élevé en la Ville de Canton en Chine 
70/5753 Danube Der berühmte Strudel in der Donau gegen Abend Der gefährliche Wirbel in der Donau gegen Abend 
70/5753 Danube Der berühmte Strudel in der Donau gegen Abend Der gefährliche Wirbel in der Donau gegen Abend 
- Trifle spotted/ creased, otherwise fine.
= Nice views of the famous whirlpools in the Danube near the Wallsee castle.
70/5754 Dordrecht Gezigt van den Doelen 
- A few stains in sky area. Otherwise fine. = Sixt von Kapff K205.
ADDED: "Gesicht by de Doelen over de Korte Vijverberg, tot Gravenhaghe." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, w. engr. captions in Latin, Dutch, Italian and German, ibid., idem, late 18th cent.
- Upper blank margin cut short; sl. creased, frayed and fingersoiled.
= View of the Mauritshuis. Sixt von Kapff K216.
70/5755 Dordrecht Prospect von der Stadt Dordrecht am Knollhaven beym Nieuwe 
70/5756 Dresden Aeusserliches Ansehen des Wilschen Thor nebst der Königl Bibliothec zu Dresden 
- Trimmed to the borderline/ captions and doubled w. limp board; vague waterstain in lower right corner.
= Attractive view. Sixt v. Kapff K 42.
70/5757 Florence Vue perspective de la Ville de Florence prise du Couvent des Capucins 
- Blank margins sl. dust/ waterstained; sl. weak impression.
ADDED: "Rome dans sa Splendeur Ancienne". Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in French and English above and below image, Paris, Daumont, ±1770.
- Blank margins dustsoiled and sl. creased.
AND 4 other handcol. optical views: one of Rome (frayed/ sl. dam.) and "Vue des Colleges Imperiaux et du Magazin des Marchandises de l'Orient à Petersbourg" (sl. dam. in caption below image); "Vue du Jardin de St. Ildephonse, en Espagne, prise à droite" (blank margins sl. creased) and "Vue perspective de la Ville et Forteresse Electorale de Koningstein, et de la Montagne de Lilienstein (...)" (margins frayed/ waterstained, affecting captions).
70/5758 Geneva Prospect von der Stadt Genff von der Rhone Seiten anzu sehen Prospect von der Stadt Geneve von der See Seite anzu sehen 
70/5758 Geneva Prospect von der Stadt Genff von der Rhone Seiten anzu sehen Prospect von der Stadt Geneve von der See Seite anzu sehen 
- Trifle spotted/ creased, otherwise fine.
70/5759 Genoa Gesicht des Meer Hafens der Stadt Genua 
- Waterstain in upper left corner, vaguely affecting the outer corner of the image.
= Sixt v. Kapff K 139.
70/5760 Haarlem Vuë de la porte de Scalveck à Harlem 
- Lacks the captions.
= Sixt v. Kapff K 225; Cat. Harlemia illustrata 659: "Vogelvluchtgezicht op de stad vanaf het Zuider Buiten Spaarne. Links de Eendjespoort. Rechts de Schalkwijkerpoort. In het midden de Lange Brug met een groot zeilend schip ervoor".