Vue
d'une Bastion de Geneve
(Pres de La Porte de Suisse)
Copperplate Engraving
from Baron Zurlauben's topography published
around 1780.
Dessine par Perignon
ptre du Roi, Grave par I. J. Masquelier
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 12.5 X 9.5 inches (32 X 24 cm). Image
size around 8.65 x 6 inches (22 x 16 cm)
Condition: Very good
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