Geneva in the Late 18th Century
(Antique Copperplate Engravings)

 

Copperplate Engravings from Baron Zurlauben's topography published around 1780.

 

The letters A.P.D.R. appear on each print, which means that they were engraved "avec privilège du roi" - or licensed by the king - this is an annotation which ones ees only on prints published before the French revolution . It meant the print had been approved by the French censures.

 

The first three images are smaller format. The last three are larger format. Click on the images for more information about each print.

 

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