LONDON REGENT PARK ENGLAND 1830 BASSET UNUSUAL ANTIQUE ORIGINAL OPTICAL VIEW ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED OPTICAL VIEW OF LONDON 1830 old times rare books and maps (20333) 100% positiveSeller's other itemsSeller's other itemsContact seller US $20.00 LONDON REGENT PARK ENGLAND 1830 BASSET UNUSUAL ANTIQUE ORIGINAL OPTICAL VIEW Description Vue de la Terrasse de Chester, du Colisйe, des places de St. Andrй et du Parc, au Parc du Rйgent а Londres. Description: Striking and highly detailed fine unusual 1760 Andrй Basset's copper engraved so-called optical view of the Regent Park, at London, England. The view shows the park with its buildings. Several inhabitants adorn the view. The Vues d'optique were specifically developed to provide the illusion of depth when viewed through a zograscope, also known as an "optical diagonal machine" or viewers with similar functions. Date: 1830 ( undated ) Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 41,4 x 31,4 Condition: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Plate old original colored. Small foxing and browning. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Publisher: Andrй Basset (or Bassett) (fl. 1768 - 1784) was a well-known French family of publishers and engravers active on the Rue St. Jacques, Paris, during the 18th and 19th centuries. Basset was best known for the production of low cost optical views of European cities and events. However, the firm also produced games, maps, and other prints. The firm was taken over by Paul-Andrй Bassett in 1784. Paul-Andrй Bassett himself retired in 1819, but the business continued under various family members until 1865. The firm operated from the corner of Rue St Jacques and Rue des Mathurins, Paris.