Subject: Venice, Italy
Period: 1720 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Historique, Tome II
Color: Black & White
Size:
18.1 x 14.9 inches
46 x 37.8 cm
This full folio sheet features five engraved scenes in Venice. The views include "Vue de la Palace de St. Marc," "L'Arcenal" which is a bird's-eye plan, "Autre vue de al Place de St. Marc," "Course des Gondole's" and a terrific close up view of gondolas with crowds of people on the bridge above. The extensive text discusses the organization of Venice, its revenues, armies, life, major edifices, etc.
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Condition: A
A sharp impression on a bright sheet with an "ICH" watermark and short centerfold separations at top and bottom that have been archivally repaired.