4442 - 4494 FINE ARTS - OPTICAL VIEWS and related prints
79/4462 Heemstede Vüe d'optique nouvelle representant une des portes de Harlem en Hollande prise de l'interieur de la Ville avec la Maison du Professeur 
- Mounted along edges under passepartout.
= Cat. Harlemia Illustrata 662: "Dit is geen Haarlemse stadspoort die wordt afgebeeld maar het slot te Heemstede!"
79/4463 Horse riding Prospect eines Turnier Saal 
- Perforations mostly too thick to allow light to filter through; captions cut off.
= Nicely coloured. Sixt v. Kapff K379.
79/4464 Leidschendam Gezicht van den Leidschen Dam aan de Oost Zijde 
- Lower margin cut off below caption, but lacking the address; sm. rectangle of German caption cut out right off-centre, repaired w. contemp. paper; previously mounted on limp board, now partly removed; sm. vertical stain in the centre of the print.
= Sixt v. Kapff K 223.
79/4465 Lisbon A View of the Palace of the King of Portugal at Lisbonne 
79/4465 Lisbon A View of the Palace of the King of Portugal at Lisbonne 
= Engr. caption cut off and mounted on verso.
"A View of the Royal Palace of his Catholick Majesty the King of Spain, Madrid." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, London, H. Overton, ±1770, within black painted borders. - AND 1 other: "Vue Perspective du Chateau Royal de Tolede, et de la grande place qui est au devant" (contemp. handcol. optical view, engr. caption below image, w. perforations backed with colour paper for candle-light viewing, Paris, Huquier, ±1770, within black painted borders. The palace browned from colour paper on verso).
79/4466 Lisbon Vista y Prospettiva del Palacio del Rey de Portugal en Lisbona 
= Sixt v. Kapff K277.
79/4467 London A view of the monument erected in Memory of the dreadfull Fire in the year 1666 London 
79/4467 London A view of the monument erected in Memory of the dreadfull Fire in the year 1666 London 
79/4467 London A view of the monument erected in Memory of the dreadfull Fire in the year 1666 London 
= Sixt v. Kapff K 125.
ADDED 2 others of Spain, i.a. "Vue Perspective du Portail de l'Eglise Cathedrale de Tolede." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, caption above and below image, Paris, Huquier fils, ±1760.
79/4468 London Vuë du Pont de Westminster du Côté du Nord de Londres 
79/4468 London Vuë du Pont de Westminster du Côté du Nord de Londres 
79/4468 London Vuë du Pont de Westminster du Côté du Nord de Londres 
79/4468 London Vuë du Pont de Westminster du Côté du Nord de Londres 
79/4468 London Vuë du Pont de Westminster du Côté du Nord de Londres 
- Blank margins partly waterst. (just touching image); upper right corner sl. dam.
AND 4 other contemp. handcol. engr. optical views of London, all w. (marginal) defects, i.a. "Vuë de l'Hotel du Lord Maire, qui comprend la Facade, et le Côte Occidental de Londres"; "Prospectus palatii regii Somerseti cum Ecclesia S. Mariae Londini" (some mouldy foxing) and "Aspecturs Hortoru Domini Hamillon versus pontem Faesis prope Londinum".
79/4469 Middelburg Die alte Kirch in Middelburg L'ancienne Eglise à Middelbourg 
- Trimmed near the captions, eliminating the address; small number in ballpoint in left blank margin.
79/4470 Militaria Die Eröffnung der Lauff Gräben 
= The first of a series of 6 views. Sixt v. Kapff K367: "Die auf den Ansichten gezeigte Stadt ist Barcelona (...)."
AND 1 other of naval interest: "Le Passage de Douvre à Calais" (handcol. engr. optical view. Sl. weak impression and duststained).
79/4471 Militaria Perspectivische Vorstellung des unteren Theils eines Zeughauses 
- Captions cut off. = Nicely coloured. Sixt v. Kapff K381.
79/4472 Militaria Urbs militibus ad spoliandum datur 
79/4472 Militaria Urbs militibus ad spoliandum datur 
- Partly waterst., some dam. spots/ tears affecting image (repaired). = Sixt v. Kapff K372. Rare.
AND 4 other contemp. handcol. engr. optical views published by the same, all from the same series and published by the same: Sixt v. Kapff 367ff (all w. defects).
79/4473 Nanking Vuë de Tour Porcellaine a Nancking en Chine 
79/4473 Nanking Vuë de Tour Porcellaine a Nancking en Chine 
- Waterst. in upper left corner; lower margin sl. dam. affecting letters.
AND 2 other contemp. handcol. engr. optical views: "Vuë de la Ruë des marchands Chinoises a Nankin" (partly waterst.; lower margin w. defects) and "Prospect des Königlichen Pallais zu Port-Mahon, wo des Königliche Guberneur von Engellland residiret".
79/4474 Peepshows Café Billard 
- Titled in contemp. hand on verso backscene. Soiled and w. mould stains.
79/4475 Portsmouth Vue Perspective du Port de Porsmouth ville d'Angleterre dans le Hampshire dans l'isle de Portsey 
79/4475 Portsmouth Vue Perspective du Port de Porsmouth ville d'Angleterre dans le Hampshire dans l'isle de Portsey 
- Dutch translation of title in contemp. pen and ink added below image.
= Attractive bird's eye view of the waters surrounding Portsmouth and Portsea Island. In the foreground a draughtsman is sketching.
AND 3 optical views of London, all in fine contemp. handcolouring and within black painted borders, and all w. caption cut off and mounted on verso: "A North View of Westminster Bridge" (London, R. Sayer, ±1750), "A North View of Hanover Square" (London, n.publ., 1755) and "A Perspective View of the Temple next the River side" (n.pl., n.publ, n.d. (±1750)).
79/4476 Rome The Church of St Peter at Rome 
79/4476 Rome The Church of St Peter at Rome 
79/4476 Rome The Church of St Peter at Rome 
- Waterstain in image near upper edge.
AND 2 similar handcol. optical views of Italy: "Vüe Perspective de la grande rue de Naples" and "Vüe Perspective de l'interieur de l'Eglise de St. Marc. a Venise".
79/4477 Rome Prospect eines Palasts zu Rom allwo die Heilige Vätter ihre Consilia halten 
- Waterstain in lower left corner (affecting image yet hardly visibly), otherwise a fine copy.
= The Palazzo della Consulta, "Veduta del Palazzo fabbricato sul Quirinale per le Segreterie de Brevi e della Sacra Consulta a Roma". Sixt v. Kapff K 153, after one of the Vedute di Roma by G.B. Piranesi.
AND 1 other: "Vue perspective de l'Arc de Triomphe, ou se passa la Furieuse Proscription sous le Triumvirat d'Antoine, d'Octave et de Lepidus à Rome" (Paris, Basset). - ADDED: "Aeusserliches Ansehen des Wilschen Thor, nebst der Königl. Bibliothec, zu Dresden" (contemp. handcol. optical view, Augsb., ±1770, Trimmed on the borderline).
79/4478 Rome Prospectus Theatri Marcelli Rome 
79/4478 Rome Prospectus Theatri Marcelli Rome 
79/4478 Rome Prospectus Theatri Marcelli Rome 
79/4478 Rome Prospectus Theatri Marcelli Rome 
= Sixt v. Kapff K146
AND 3 other contemp. handcol. engr. optical views: "Spatium Novanum Romae" (margins dam. Sixt v. Kapff K145); "Prospectus Templi S. Iohannis Lateranensis Romae" (waterst. in left margin. Sixt v. Kapff K147) and "Prospectus cathedralis ecclesiae Florentinae".
79/4479 Rotterdam Facies portus Mosae orientalis e regione Basilicae S Laurentianae 
- Sl. creased. = Sixt v. Kapff K237.
79/4481 Ships De Schlagt tussen de Hollandse Fregatte de Castor en la Briele en de Engelse Fregatte la Flora De weleke den 30 Maij 1781 op de Hoogde van de Caap St Marie geschiets 
79/4481 Ships De Schlagt tussen de Hollandse Fregatte de Castor en la Briele en de Engelse Fregatte la Flora De weleke den 30 Maij 1781 op de Hoogde van de Caap St Marie geschiets 
- Vague waterstain in lower corners. = Sixt v. Kapff K 373; Cf. Atlas van Stolk 4373 and F.M. 4429.
AND 1 other w. sm. boats in the foreground: "Aquae Lapsus in hortis Versalicis".