Vaisseau en feu dans le Port de Messine
| Reference: | MS2790 |
| Author | Jean Francois DUMONT |
| Year: | 1750 ca. |
| Zone: | Messina |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 350 x 280 mm |
€180.00
| Reference: | MS2790 |
| Author | Jean Francois DUMONT |
| Year: | 1750 ca. |
| Zone: | Messina |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 350 x 280 mm |
€180.00
Description
View of a part of the city harbour with the lighthouse, edited in Paris in the second half of the XVIII century. Possibly a french Vue d'optique.
This kind of print was meant to be viewed near a light source, in order to be able to see its mirror image. For this reason the text was often a mirror image in the original print.
Copperplate, original hand colour.
Jean Francois DUMONT (Rouen 1667 - Vienna 1727)
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French publisher. He served for a time in the German army, and later became professor of Law in Holland. After travelling in many European countries, Dumont finally settled in Austria. He published the accounts of his voyages, which became highly popular, and was named official historiographer to king Charles VI, and some time afterwards conferred on him the title of Baron de Carlscroon
He wrote several works, among which are included travel accounts in epistolary form, with interesting information on public and private life in the countries visited by the author, and others which deal with politics and history. In addition, from 1692 to 1710 Du Mont was the editor of “Lettres Ηistoriques”, a periodical published twice a year, which covered the main events in Europe.
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Jean Francois DUMONT (Rouen 1667 - Vienna 1727)
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French publisher. He served for a time in the German army, and later became professor of Law in Holland. After travelling in many European countries, Dumont finally settled in Austria. He published the accounts of his voyages, which became highly popular, and was named official historiographer to king Charles VI, and some time afterwards conferred on him the title of Baron de Carlscroon
He wrote several works, among which are included travel accounts in epistolary form, with interesting information on public and private life in the countries visited by the author, and others which deal with politics and history. In addition, from 1692 to 1710 Du Mont was the editor of “Lettres Ηistoriques”, a periodical published twice a year, which covered the main events in Europe.
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