5056 - 5118 FINE ARTS - OPTICAL VIEWS
- Both fine. = Sixt v. Kapff K178 and K179.
- Margins sl. trimmed; sl. frayed; a few vague waterstains.
"Vue du Y devant Amsterdam." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by J.B. WINCKLER after S. FOKKE, engr. text (in reverse) in French above and below, ibid., "au Negoce commun (...)", ±1770.
- Doubled; yellowed.
AND 3 similar optical views by other publishers, i.a. "Vue Perspective de l'Oüde Schans et la Tour de Mont-alban à Amsterdam" (Paris, Basset, ±1760).
- Partly waterst. (affecting image).
AND 4 other contemp. handcol. engr. optical views of Amsterdam, all partly dam.
- Trifle yellowed; 2 sm. closed tears in left blank margin; sm. chafed area in lower left corner.
= Very rare view. Sixt v. Kapff K185. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XL.
- Doubled; w. closed tear. = Sixt v. Kapff K 312.
AND 2 similar optical views, i.a. "Der Kaysers Hoff zu Pecking in China" (ibid., "au Negoce comun de l'Academie Imperiale d'Empire des Arts libereaux", ±1750. Browned).
- Some minor defects; lacks view no.4.
= Rare series, with story of the prodigal son set in an opulent 18th cent. setting.
- Trifle soiled; nevertheless an attractive view.
"Le Cap de Bonne Esperance." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. text in French (in reverse) above and caption below, ibid., J. Chereau, ±1775.
= Two nice sea views with many ships.
- Slighty creased/ frayed. = Rare decorative view showing i.a. carts drawn by elephants.
- Doubled; trifle dustsoiled.
AND 3 similar optical views of German cities, i.a. "Die Esplanade in der Peters Vorstadt zu Leipzig" (ibid., idem, ±1770) and "Vue Perspective du Pont, et de la Ville de Francfort" (Paris, Huquier, ±1780).
- Doubled; some sm. stains; trimmed in lower margin, w. loss of part of lowest line.
AND 2 similar optical views, publ. by the same: "Prospect bey dem Prächtigen Tempel, so vom Kayser Iustiano zu Constantinopel erbauet worden" (marginally vaguely waterst.; ms. annot. in upper blank margin) and "Prospect der Sieben Thürne, oder Staats-Gefängnis zu Constantinopel" (doubled; printing flaw and trimmed just outside the border line).
= Sixt v. Kapff K305-K307.
- Vertical fold in centre; some foxed spots. = Sixt v. Kapff K97.
AND 1 similar publ. by the same: "Prospect des Königl. Dänischen Lust-Schlosses Cronenburg, und der Stadt Helseneur" (Sixt v. Kapff K94).
- Some sm. tears in outer blank margins; nevertheless a fine view in attractive handcolouring.
= Sixt v. Kapff K202.
- Slightly yellowed; some sm. closed tears in outer blank margins.
= Unusual and spectacular bird's-eye view of Dunkirk.
- Sl. waterstained in lower right corner and upper margin; lower margin sl.frayed/ rubbed.
= Sixt v. Kapff K380.
ADDED 1 other optical print (sl. soiled).
- Both sl. frayed; 1x w. tear in lower margin touching the captions; each w. (sm.) vertical crease in centre.
= Although an incomplete series, still very rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLI.