5241 - 5278 FINE ARTS - OPTICAL VIEWS and related prints and objects
- Trifle browned; old paper tape on outer blank upper margin.
"Vue perspective du Binnekant, de l'isle Neufie et de la Tour du Mont Albaan à Amsterdam". Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. French caption above and below, ibid., idem, ±1760. - AND 1 other.
- Tiny hole in lower right corner. = Sixt v. Kapff K 181.
"Le Pont (de Halvenmansbrugg) vue vers le Cloveniers Doelen et le Poids de St. Anthoine à Amsterdam". Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by J.F. LEIZELT after J. DE BEYER, Augsburg, l'Académie Imperiale, ±1770.
- Vaguely waterst.
- Mounted to passepartout. = Nice and lively view. Sixt v. Kapff K 186.
AND 1 frayed optical view of Amsterdam. - ADDED: "Vüe de la Cour du Prince Statouder d'Hollande ou se tient l'assemblée des Etats Généraux a la Haye." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in French above and below image, Paris, Huquier fils, ±1770.
- Mounted under passepartout; sm. rubbed spot in image; some sl. foxing.
ADDED: 2 sm. unrelated views of Mâcon (engr.) and Geisenheim (woodengr.).
- Partly waterst. (mainly) in blank margins; sl. foxed; left lower corner of blank margin repaired w. paper; vague horizontal fold.
= Sixt v. Kapff K198.
"Gesigt van de Ketel- en Rotterdamsche Porten, der Stadt Delft, te zien van binnen de stadt." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view after J. VAN HAASTERT, numb. "268", captions in Dutch, French, Italian and German, Augsb., G.B. Probst, ±1750.
- Strenghtened w. paper on verso along borders; (sl.) foxed; a few sl. discoloured creases.
= Sixt v. Kapff K 199.
- Sl. thumb-/ dustsoiled; partly scratched. = Sixt v. Kapff K 194.
ADDED: 2 similar optical views of Gouda and London.
- Very fine condition. = Spectacular view. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIV.
- Vague waterst. near lower edge.
AND 4 others, all similar French views, i.a. "Vüe Méridionale de la Place Royale de Nancy" and "La Salle des Festins dans les Jardins de Versailles" (each with sm. defects).
- (Water)stains in blank margin, affecting the text; brown stains on verso.
= Sixt v. Kapff K 322.
''Et l'Eternel Dieu le mit hors du jardin d'Héden, pour labourer la terre, de laquelle il avait été pris''. Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in Latin, French, Italian and German below, numb. "200" in upper right corner, Augsb., G.B. Probst, ±1770.
- Horizontal sl. discoloured crease; sl. soiled; sm. tear in upper blank margin. = Sixt v. Kapff K 324.
"Siége de Bergopzoom Commandé par Mr Le Maréchal de Lowendal." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in French below, n.pl., n.publ. (Paris, Basset), n.d. (±1750).
- Trifle soiled; one sm. rubbed spot, otherwise a fine and nicely coloured copy.
- All foxed (in margins) and w. a few imperfections; view on the Waag heavily eaten by silverfish; view on the Kerk mounted on board.
= Rarely found complete. De Jong, Gouda in vogelvlucht 107-110; Sixt von Kapff K 209-212.
- Waterstained; frayed; lower margin strengthened with paper on verso.
= Rare view of the Haarlemmertrekvaart. Sixt v. Kapff 226a; cat. Harlemia illustrata 658.
- Dustsoiled; col. paper on verso sl. worn.
ADDED: 2 others, both perforated for candlelight viewing, i.a. "Vue du Château de Chantilly prise du Parterre de lOrangerie."
= Very rare view. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CV.
- Lacks sm. piece of upper right corner; sm. retouched spot in centre.
- Slightly soiled; sm. worn spots in right edge. = Very decorative perforation. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CV.
AND 12 other optical views, all perforated for candlelight viewing, mostly French.
- Occasionally sl. soiled/ captions cut off/ margins blackened.
= A nice collection, comprising i.a. "Vüe perspective du Monasterre Royal du Val de Grace du côté du Jardins"; "Vüe perspective du Palais du Due d'Aveiro à Lisbonne"; "Der Pallast Villamena zu Genua mit dem dabey befindlichen sehr angenehmen Prospect"; "Vuë du chateau de Belle-vuë" and "Prospectus Collegii Borromaei Papiae".
- Box w. a few rubbed spots (incl. on lens holder); without sliding lid.
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXVI.
- Glass lens w. crack; without sliding lid; sm. crack in the lens holder.
- Sl. soiled/ creased; waterstain in upper left corner, barely affecting the image.
"La tour de Porcellaine à Nanking". Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view after P. VAN BLANKAERT, engr. captions in Dutch, French, Italian below image, "272" in upper right corner, n.pl., n.publ. (Augsb., G.B. Probst), n.d. (±1770).
- Strengthened on verso w. paper; portion lower part torn off, w. loss of (German) text and sm. corner of image; sl. soiled.
= Sixt v. Kapff K 310
"Vue du Pallais du l'Empereur de Perse avec la Mosquée". Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by F.X. HABERMANN after W. BAUR, engr. French caption below and above image, Augsb., "aux Depenses du Negoce de l'Academie Imperiale", ±1760.
- Sl. frayed; waterstain in upper margin, not affecting the image.
AND 1 other similar, ''Vue perspective du superbe Palais d'Alexandre en Egipte'' (Paris, Mondhare, n.d. ±1770).