Antique Optical Print of the Amstel Area in Amsterdam, Holland

Antique print titled 'Le Binnen Amstel et la maison des Orphelins de la Diaconie, à Amsterdam'. View of the Amstel and the orphanage in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 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. Age-related toning. Shows some wear and soiling mainly in margins. Blank verso. Please study images carefully.

Date: c.1780

Overall size: 52.5 x 34 cm.