1770 – G. B. Probst – Prospectus Arcis Versalie

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Title:           Prospectus Arcis Versalie, partis malorum aureorum locus in horto.”

Description:

Very decorative view of the palace of Versailles, France. The description below in Latin, French, Italian and German. Engraving was made for viewing in a zograscope, called Optical print or Vue’ d’Optique or Guckkastenblatt.

The engraving comes from the series: “The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.” in four languages, after S. Kleiner drawings, engraved by G.G. Winckler, published by Georg Balthasar Probst in Augsburg, 1770.

 

Cartographer:     Georg Balthasar Probst (1732–1801)
Sheet size:               41,7 x 29,8 cm
Year:                         1770
Technique:             copper engraving

Condition:
Reasonable condition. Original hand coloring. Narrow margin. Several splits along the edges.

This is an original antique map published in 1770 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

 

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity

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