Vue d'optique of Lisbon

DAUMONT.

A General View of the City of Lisbone the Capite of the kingdom of Portugal. Vue general de Lisbone Ville Capitale du Royaume dePortugal
Paris, 1780. Original colour. 260 x 400mm.

Some marginal repairs.

Eighteenth-century view of Lisbon. 'Published according to Act of Parliament 1752'.,
As a 'vue-d'optique' (designed to be viewed through a zograzcope, a device that used lenses and mirrors to give perspective), the image is reversed.


Stock ID : 18979