Antique Optical Print of a Ship on Fire in the French Harbour of Brest

Antique print titled 'Vue d'Optique, nouvelle, representant un Vaisseau en feu dans le port de Brest'. Optical print of a ship on fire in the harbour of Brest, France. This is an optical print, also called 'vue optique' or 'vue d'optique', which were made to be viewed through a Zograscope, or other devices of convex lens and mirrors, all of which produced an optical illusion of depth. Published circa 1780.

Condition: Good. Original/contemporary hand coloring. Age-related toning. Shows shome wear and soiling, blank verso. Please study images carefully.

Date: c.1780

Overall size: 49 x 32.5 cm.