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- Paris - Collection of the Optical Views

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Collection of antique optical views from the XVIIIth and early XIXth Century

A unique collection of more than 1000 antique optical views. Now available online.

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral in London (England)

Lachaussée & Daumont [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03720

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Lachaussée & Daumont in Paris circa 1770

XIXth Century
Optical view of a Party in Paris (France)

Basset [c. 1830]
Inventory N° : FR-03721

Early XIXth century optical view in original watercolors. Original strong water etching heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Basset in Paris circa 1830

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Blenheim Palace (England)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03722

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Jacques Chéreau in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Horse Guards and Banqueting House, Whitehall in London (England)

Basset [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03723

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Basset in Paris circa 1760

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Tournaments in the Carousel of the Duke of Bavaria  (Germany)

Louis-Joseph Mondhare [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03724

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Louis-Joseph Mondhare in Paris circa 1770

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the statue of Frederick II of Prussia (Germany)

Wichnyther [c. 1766]
Inventory N° : FR-03725

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Wichnyther in London circa 1766

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Tournaments in the residence of the Duke of Bavaria (Germany)

Louis-Joseph Mondhare [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03726

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Louis-Joseph Mondhare in Paris circa 1770

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Roman College of Jesuits and observatory in Rome (Italy)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03727

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Jacques Chéreau in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Palace of the Chiefs of Crimea (Tartary)

Jacques-Gabriel Huquier [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03728

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Jacques-Gabriel Huquier in Paris circa 1760

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Interior of the Nuremberg City Hall (Germany)

Georg Balthasar Probst [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03729

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Georg Balthasar Probst in Augsburg circa 1760

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Fortifications of Augsburg (Germany)

Beauvais [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03730

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Beauvais in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Port of Jersey (Channel Islands)

P. Brookes [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03731

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by P. Brookes in London circa 1760

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Arsenal de Paris (France)

Basset [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03732

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Basset in Paris circa 1760

XIXth Century
Optical view of the St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh (Scotland)

Basset [c. 1830]
Inventory N° : FR-03733

Early XIXth century optical view in original watercolors. Original strong water etching heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Basset in Paris circa 1830

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Westminster Abbey in London (England)

Basset [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03734

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Basset in Paris circa 1760

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Bastille and Porte Saint-Antoine in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03735

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Pont Marie and Pont Rouge in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03736

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Pont Neuf in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03737

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Pont Saint-Michel in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03738

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Place Louis XV, Place de la Concorde in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03739

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Palais-Royal in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03740

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Pont de la Tournelle and Porte Saint-Bernard in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03741

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Pont Neuf in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03742

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Place des Victoires in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03743

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Church Saint-Louis des Invalides - Organ (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03744

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XIXth Century
Optical view of Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris (France)

Basset & Debour et Gangel [c. 1840]
Inventory N° : FR-03745

Early XIXth century optical view in original watercolors. Original strong water etching heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Basset & Debour et Gangel in Paris circa 1840

XIXth Century
Optical view of Tuileries Palace in Paris (France)

Basset [c. 1830]
Inventory N° : FR-03746

Early XIXth century optical view in original watercolors. Original strong water etching heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Basset in Paris circa 1830

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Palace of Versailles (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03747

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the courtyard of the City Hall in Paris in 1789 (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03748

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Collège des Quatre-Nations - Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03749

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Place Dauphine in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03750

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Pont Royal and Pont Neuf in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03751

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Refectory of the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03752

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Notre Dame Cathedral and the Pont Rouge in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03753

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Villa Ludovisi at Rome (Italy)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03754

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Burgos - Castile and León (Spain)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03755

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the storming of Kolberg by the Russian army (Poland)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03756

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Grand Canal and the St Theodore Church in Venice  (Italy)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03758

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Collège des Quatre-Nations - Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03759

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Seraglio of the Topkap? Palace in Constantinople (Turkey)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03760

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Wurtzbourg Residence (Germany)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03761

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Brest Port - Finistère - Brittany (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03762

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Erlangen Castle (Germany)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03763

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Bordeaux near the château Trompette (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03764

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Dresden (Germany)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03765

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Château de Vincennes (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03766

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Constantinople on the Hellespont side (Turkey)

Unknown publisher [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03767

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780