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Antique Print of the Harbour of Batavia by Probst, c.1760
£245
$325 · €289
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1760
- Sheet size
- 13.4 × 18.5 in (34 × 47 cm)
- Condition
- Fair
- Collection
- Harbours & ports
- Era
- 1700 to 1789, Age of discovery
- Stock no.
- f_27826552
Antique print titled 'Batavia la Ville Capitale des Hollandois'. Large optical print with a view on the harbour of Batavia, Jakarta. This is an optical print, also called 'vue optique' or 'vue d'optique', which were made to be viewed through a Zograscope, or other devices of convex lens and mirrors, all of which produced an optical illusion of depth. Originates from 'Collection des Prospects' by G.B. Probst.
Artists and Engravers: Georg Balthasar Probst (1732, 1801) was a German artist, engraver and publisher in Augsburg.
Condition: Fair, mounted and partly restored. Please study image carefully.
Date: c.1760
Overall size: 47 x 34 cm.
Image size: 40 x 24.5 cm.
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