Martinez-Fleurot Prints

Views of the port and harbor of Jerzey

Optical View, Representing the view of the port and harbor of Jerzey, copper engraving printed on laid paper around 1759, proof with all margins and bright old colors, 44 X 29 cm, basin 42 X 25 cm

the optical views, copper engraving from the 18th century printed and painted in Paris and London, then in Germany, they were sold in thousands of copies to represent the main monuments and famous panoramas of Europe and Europe. Orient, just like today's postcards. They could be viewed through the zograscope or looked at freely like all prints. The zograscope is an optical device for viewing "optical views". Appeared in the 17th century in cabinets of curiosities, it was used to show what we might call the ancestors of our postcards. It spread in the 18th century to popular fairground attractions where it offered "a cheap escape" and the opportunity to marvel at the beauty of exotic sights (few people could afford to travel at the time ). The phenakitiscope and the magic lantern, then photography will gradually make it fall into disuse.



Views of the port and harbor of Jerzey

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the optical views, copper engraving from the 18th century printed and painted in Paris and London, then in Germany, they were sold in thousands of copies to represent the main monuments and famous panoramas of Europe and Europe. Orient, just like today's postcards. They could be viewed through the zograscope or looked at freely like all prints. The zograscope is an optical device for viewing "optical views". Appeared in the 17th century in cabinets of curiosities, it was used to show what we might call the ancestors of our postcards. It spread in the 18th century to popular fairground attractions where it offered "a cheap escape" and the opportunity to marvel at the beauty of exotic sights (few people could afford to travel at the time ). The phenakitiscope and the magic lantern, then phot