Vue D'Optique
New York City - Manhattan Harbour, 1780 c.
An original antique colour copper-engraving
11 ½ x 16 in
29 x 40 cm
29 x 40 cm
USAp3376
Manhattan Harbour: Seized by the British in 1776, the city remained Loyalist until 1783. With text in French remarking on the British capture and change of name from New Amsterdam...
Manhattan Harbour: Seized by the British in 1776, the city remained Loyalist until 1783. With text in French remarking on the British capture and change of name from New Amsterdam (1664).
Vue d'Optiques were popular as a form of education and entertainment during the mid eighteenth century with Paris and Augsburg the major centres of publication. Vue d'Optiques are easily identifiable by the vivid contrasting original colour and the image almost always being printed in reverse. They were intended to be viewed through a zograscope, a wooden frame fitted with a series of lenses. When viewed through the lenses, the image took on a 3-dimensional appearance giving a more ‘realistic’ impression of far-off places.
Vue d'Optiques were popular as a form of education and entertainment during the mid eighteenth century with Paris and Augsburg the major centres of publication. Vue d'Optiques are easily identifiable by the vivid contrasting original colour and the image almost always being printed in reverse. They were intended to be viewed through a zograscope, a wooden frame fitted with a series of lenses. When viewed through the lenses, the image took on a 3-dimensional appearance giving a more ‘realistic’ impression of far-off places.
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