Vue
d'une Partie du Lac de Geneve
Large format Copperplate
Engraving from Baron Zurlauben's topography
published around 1780.
Dessine par Perignon,
ptre du roi, Grave par Lienard.
The letters A.P.D.R.
appear on the print, which means it was engraved
"avec privilège du roi" -
or licensed by the king - this is an annotation
which one sees only on prints published before
the French revolution. It indicated the print
had been approved by the French censures.
Dimensions: Sheets including margins measure
around 19.25 X 13 inches (49 X 33 cm). Image
size around 14.5 X 9 inches (37 X 23 cm)
Condition: Some foxing, primarily in the
margins.