Perspective view of Boston. c. 1770
Prints called perspective views, or vues d’optique, were created specifically to be viewed with the perspective glass. These prints used dramatic linear perspectives to maximize the sense of depth. The titles mainly were printed backwards so that they could be read when reflected in the mirror. Perspective views mostly depicted foreign landscapes, street views, architectural interiors, and political or historical events.
Vue de Boston.
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Category: Antique maps > America > North America
Old, antique perspective view of Boston.
Title: Vue de Boston.
Prospect der König Strasse gegen das Land Thor zu Boston
Engraver: François Xavier Habermann.
Date: c. 1770.
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Map size: 315 x 420mm (12.4 x 16.54 inches).
Sheet size: 350 x 470mm (13.78 x 18.5 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Original coloured, backed with paper, some minor marginal smudging.
Condition Rating: A.
Separate publication.
Prints called perspective views, or vues d’optique, were created specifically to be viewed with the perspective glass. These prints used dramatic linear perspectives to maximize the sense of depth. The titles mainly were printed backwards so that they could be read when reflected in the mirror. Perspective views mostly depicted foreign landscapes, street views, architectural interiors, and political or historical events.
