5326 - 5459 FINE ARTS - OPTICAL VIEWS and related prints and objects
- Some occas. defects; images mostly fine.
= Comprises i.a. views of Cartagena (Spain), the coast of Bretagne and Cadiz.
- A few doubled; some occas. defects; images mostly fine.
= Comprises i.a. views of French-Guyana ("Cayenne"), Gibraltar, China ("Le Grand Lac de Barbarie"), Rotterdam, Egypt and the island of Saint Helena.
- Some vague creases.
"Winter-gezicht, op de Cingel, voor de Luthersche Oude Kerk te zien tot Amsterdam." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. Dutch and French caption and "Ss. No.5" below, without address, ±1780.
- Paper strip mounted on left, upper and right blank margin; doubled.
= Two typical Dutch skating scenes.
- Doubled; sm. vague stain in upper right corner.
- Black pen stroke near lower edge. = Sixt v. Kapff K283.
"Prospectus Collegiorum Imperialum et Fundorum orientalium Mercatorum Petersburgi". Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. Latin, French, Italian and German captions below, Augsb., G.B. Probst, ±1750.
- Trimmed on border line; laid down on board. = Sixt v. Kapff K280.
AND 5 others similar, i.a. the same view as the preceding (by another unidentified publisher, ±1770), "La Grande Place de Petersbourg" and "Vüe perpective du Jardin de la maison de plaisance de Mde. la Comtesse de Bestoucheff (...)" (both: Paris, Dauomnt, ±1770).
- Trifle frayed; vague waterst. in lower left corner; ink stroke in lower margin. = Sixt v. Kapff K282.
AND 1 other similar publ by the same: "Delineatio alicujus Spatii Petersburgi in Russia" (tiny portion retouched. Sixt v. Kappf K283).
- Doubled; sm. crease in lower left corner. = Very rare view.
AND 3 others similar, publ. by Mondhare and Daumont.
- One w. unobstrusive waterstain in blank margin in upper right corner; the other sl. browned; narrow blank margins; upper edge frayed/ strengthened on verso.
ADDED: 1 other similar of a Danish royal garden: "Vue d'un Superbe Treillage et des Jets d'Eau dans le Jardin du Roy de Dannemarck" (without address, ±1770).
- Some creases in blank margins; tiny closed hole in centre.
= Sixt v. Kapff 215. Nice print showing an itinerant print vendor.
AND 3 others similar w. handcolouring, i.a. a copy of the first (with address cut off; doubled) and "Gezigt van het Buitenhof, op de Lange Vyverberg, het Stadhouderlyk Quartier, de Zaal, in 's Hage 1764" (by P.C. LA FARGUE).
- One vaguely waterst. and w. sm. ink stain near upper edge; the other sl. frayed; images mostly fine.
- One fine and the other trifle yellowed/ trifle foxed.
= Sixt v. Kapff K219 and K221. Both fine views, i.a. of the Hofvijver with adjoining buildings.
AND 2 similar optical views publ. by J. Chereau, i.a. "Vue Perspective du Buyten Hof, a la Haye" and "Vue du petit Voorhout une des Promenade de la Haye prise du côté du pont du Coucamp".
- A few sm. tears; sl. foxed only in blank margins.
AND 2 others similar, publ. by Chereau and Daumont: "Vuë d'une partie du Bois de la Haye" and "Vüe perspective d'une partie du bois de la Haye, prise du côté du Midy".
- Trifle soiled; a few unobtrusive closed holes; parts of margins blackened.
AND a similar view: "Vuë perspective du Fauxbourg et du port de Scheveningue (...)" (Daumont, ±1760, with perforations backed w. handcol. paper for candle-light viewing).
- One w. some creases and 2 marginal tears; the other sl. waterst. (mainly) in blank margins.
AND a similar view of Maarssen, publ. by Basset: "Vue du Village de Maarsen en Hollande."
- Vaguely waterst. (hardly visible in the image), otherwise fine.
AND 2 contemp. handcol. optical views, i.a. "Vue Générale de la Ville de Venise" (Paris, Daumont, ±1760.)
- Occas. frayed/ lacks sm. portion of outer blank margins; a few creases/ sm. defects.
= Rare complete series.