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18th century vue d’optique of the Cape of Good Hope
£600
In stock
A view of Cape Town from the sea, with Table Mountain behind.
As a 'vu?-d'optique' (designed to be viewed through a zograscope, a device that used lenses and mirrors to give perspective), the image is reversed, as is the title above.
Additional information
| Dimensions | 415 × 300 mm |
|---|---|
| Cartographer | |
| Date | 1780 |
| Extra Info | Prospect des Vorgeburges der guten Hoffnung… Vue du premontoir de Bonne Esperance |
| Publication | Augsburg: N?goce Commune de l'Acad?mie Imperiale d'Empire des Arts libereaux, c.1780. Original colour. 300 x 415mm. |
| Condition | A good example. |
| References | – |
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