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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.

XIXth Century
Optical view of Oxford College (England)

Basset [c. 1820]
Inventory N° : FR-03048

Early XIXth 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 1820

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Port of Morocco

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1790]
Inventory N° : FR-03049

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 Chéreau in Paris circa 1790

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Ruins of the Great Temple at Baalbek (Lebanon)

Maillet [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03050

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

XIXth Century
Optical view of Chester Terrace in Regent's Park at London (England)

Basset [c. 1830]
Inventory N° : FR-03051

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 St Paul's Cathedral in London (England)

Basset [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03052

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 London - St. Octave - Thames (England)

Basset [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03053

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 1770

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Ranelagh Gardens in London - Chelsea (England)

Jean-François Daumont [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03054

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Rotunda and the Canal of Ranelagh Gardens in London - Chelsea (England)

Mésard [c. 1750]
Inventory N° : FR-03055

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published by Mésard in Paris circa 1750

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Royal Palace of Hampton Court (England)

Unknown publisher [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03056

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of All Saints Church in Oxford (England)

Jean-François Daumont [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03057

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Whitehall in St James's Park at London (England)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03058

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 Foundling Hospital in London (England)

Unknown publisher [c. 1756]
Inventory N° : FR-03059

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in London circa 1756

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Monument to the Great Fire of London (England)

Georg Balthasar Probst [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03060

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London (England)

Unknown publisher [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03061

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Circa 1760

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Buitenhof in The Hague (Holland)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03062

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 a Lake and a Village in Cochinchina (Vietnam)

Jean-François Daumont [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03063

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Temple of Jupiter in Athens (Greece)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03064

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 City Hall of Amsterdam (Holland)

Lachaussée, Daumont & Basset [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03065

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Castle of the King of Spain near of Madrid (Spain)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03066

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 Bilbao - Biscay (Spain)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03067

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 College of the University of Oxford (England)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03068

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 Mansion House in London (England )

Lachaussée, Daumont & Basset [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03069

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of St James's Park and Buckingham Canal in London (England)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03070

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 Chéreau in Paris circa 1780

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Amstelsluizen in Amsterdam (Holland)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03071

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 Royal Chancellery of Granada (Spain)

Lachaussée, Daumont & Basset [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03072

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Toledo Cathedral (Spain)

Lachaussée, Daumont & Basset [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03073

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Rotunda and the Canal of Ranelagh Gardens in London - Chelsea (England)

Mésard [c. 1750]
Inventory N° : FR-03074

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time engraved by Fonbonne. Published by Mésard in Paris circa 1750

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Seville Cathedral and the Casa Lonja (Spain)

Lachaussée, Daumont & Basset [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03075

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

XIXth Century
Optical view of a Lake near Nanjing (China)

Hocquart [c. 1830]
Inventory N° : FR-03076

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Ancestral Temple - Kia-Cheu (China)

Basset [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03077

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 Piazzale degli Uffizi and the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence (Italy)

Lachaussée, Daumont & Basset [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03078

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

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

Basset [c. 1820]
Inventory N° : FR-03079

Early XIXth 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 1820

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Val-de-Grâce Church in Paris (France)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03080

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 Luxembourg Palace in Paris (France)

Jean-François Daumont [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03081

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of the Tuileries Palace and the Pont Royal in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03082

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Circa 1760

XIXth Century
Optical view of the Hôtel de la Marine Place de la Concorde in Paris (France)

Basset & Debour et Gangel [c. 1840]
Inventory N° : FR-03083

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 the Sorbonne in Paris (France)

Basset & Debour et Gangel [c. 1840]
Inventory N° : FR-03084

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Porte Saint Martin in Paris (France)

Jean-François Daumont [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03085

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

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

Jean-François Daumont [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03086

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

XVIIIth Century
Optical view of Luxembourg Palace in Paris (France)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03087

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 Tuileries Palace in Paris (France)

Unknown publisher [c. 1750]
Inventory N° : FR-03088

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper with watermark heightened with watercolor at that time. Circa 1750

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

Lachaussée, Daumont & Basset [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03089

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

XIXth Century
Optical view of the Church Saint Sulpice in Paris (France)

Basset & Debour et Gangel [c. 1840]
Inventory N° : FR-03091

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

XVIIIth Century
View of Pont Notre-Dame in Paris (France)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03092

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 Val-de-Grâce Church in Paris (France)

Jacques Chéreau [c. 1780]
Inventory N° : FR-03093

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 Chéreau in Paris circa 1780

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

Lachaussée, Daumont & Basset [c. 1770]
Inventory N° : FR-03094

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

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

Jean-François Daumont [c. 1760]
Inventory N° : FR-03095

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