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Auction 121, Lot 642
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"The Buiheigs of the Imperial Colleges in St. Petersburg on the Leftside and the Warehouses for Merchants on ye right"

Subject: Russia, St. Petersburg

Period: 1750 (dated)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
15 x 9 inches
38.1 x 22.9 cm
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Lovely vue d'optique showing a busy scene in St. Petersburg near the Imperial College and merchant warehouses with scores of people and carriages bustling about. The view was designed to be viewed in a special apparatus that gave the scene a strong 3-D impression. The title at top is engraved in reverse. These views are some of the most distinctive and interesting images of the eighteenth century, and their distinctive engraving style, striking perspective makes them as visually delightful as they are historically fascinating.

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Condition: A

Near fine save for a nearly invisible stain just under the reversed title.

Estimate: $350 - $450

Sold for: $400

Closed on 9/26/2007

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