General
General
Object Auto ID
79961
Alternate Codes
230991
Common Name
Engraving
Classified Name
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
A fantastic and inaccurate panorama of the town, printed in reverse as an optical view. The main title in French, at the top of the work is printed in reverse.Vue du Premontoir de Bonne Esperance; In German and French. Prospect des Vorgeburges der guten Hoffnung, nebst dem Castell und Haafen, an der Spize von Afrika, ohnweit des Tafel - Lowen - und Teufels Berg. [ca 1780] Vue du Premontoir de bonne Esperance avec le Port et chateaux au point d'Afrique proche de la Montagne du table Lion et du Diable.
Provenance
Unknown
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Cape Town Table Bay. ca 1780 Castle Table Mountain
Inscriptions
b.r. Grave par F. Riedel
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Dimension Comments
Moulded brown wood fame; Image size: 270 x 400 mm. Plate size including lettering: 297 x 407 mm.
History
History
Object Age Comment
[c. 1780]
Maker Comment
Riedel, Gottlieb Friedrich (1724 - 1784) ? engraver
Collector Comment
Hand-coloured engraving
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