EL ESCURIAL MADRID SPAIN 1760 ANONYMOUS ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED OPTICAL VIEW ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED OPTICAL VIEW OF EL ESCORIAL Condition: --not specified Ended:Jun 07, 2022 , 7:05AM Winning bid: US $20.52 EL ESCURIAL MADRID SPAIN 1760 ANONYMOUS ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED OPTICAL VIEW Description Prospectus Clastri majoris Escurialis Sepulcrum Regum Hispaniae. === Vьe Perspective du grand Cloоtre de l'Escurial, Sepulture de Roys d'Espagne. Description: Striking and highly detailed fine unusual 1760 Jacques Chereau's copper engraved so-called optical view featuring an interior view of El Escurial, Spain. Several inhabitants complete the view. El Escorial, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Spanish: Monasterio y Sitio de El Escorial en Madrid), or Monasterio del Escorial, is a historical residence of the King of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 2.06 km (1.28 mi) up the valley (4.1 km [2.5 mi] road distance) from the town of El Escorial and about 45 kilometres (28 miles) northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid. Built between 1563 and 1584 by order of King Philip II (who reigned 1556–1598), El Escorial is the largest Renaissance building in the world. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, basilica, royal palace, pantheon, library, museum, university, school, and hospital. El Escorial consists of two architectural complexes of great historical and cultural significance: the royal monastery itself and La Granjilla de La Fresneda, a royal hunting lodge and monastic retreat about 5 kilometres away. These sites have a dual nature: during the 16th and 17th centuries, they were places in which the power of the Spanish monarchy and the ecclesiastical predominance of the Roman Catholic religion in Spain found a common architectural manifestation. El Escorial was both a Spanish royal palace and a monastery, although Philip II is the only monarch who ever lived in the main building. Established with a community of Hieronymite monks, it has become a monastery of the Order of Saint Augustine. It was also a boarding school: the Real Colegio de Alfonso XII. Philip II engaged the Spanish architect Juan Bautista de Toledo to be his collaborator in the building of the complex at El Escorial. Toledo had spent the greater part of his career in Rome, where he had worked on St. Peter's Basilica, and in Naples serving the king's viceroy, whose recommendation brought him to the king's attention. Philip appointed him architect-royal in 1559, and together they designed El Escorial as a monument to Spain's role as a center of the Christian world. 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: 1760 ( undated ) Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 44,4 x 32,4 Condition: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Plate old original colored. Quite margin to the top. Lower margin missing. Quite lateral margins. Small foxing and browning. Conditions are as you can see in the images. All of the maps we sell are ORIGINALS. We guarantee all of our maps to be authentic. We do our best to describe the condition of our maps as accurately as possible. Due to the age and type of paper, some imperfections are to be expected. Please examine the images provided carefully, and if you have any questions please ask and we will be happy to help. A Certification of Authenticity ( COA ) can be issued on request I will send you all your item by Registered and Insured Airmal or by TNT/DHL with covering Insurance If you buy more than one item you have to pay just one only shipping cost Any map purchased from us may be returend for any reason for a full refund. Shipping: Customs may be charged on international shipments. All customs charges are the responsiblity of the buyer and are not included in the selling price. About: Old Times Rare Antiquarian Books & Maps Sellers Our Firm was founded in 1983 and we are specialized on antiquarian works on paper concerning Antique Rare Maps, Atlases and Travel Books of all the World. Our Firm adheres to the Codes of Ethics outlined by the Italian Antiquarian Booksellers Association ( ALAI ) and International League of Antiquarian Booksellers ( ILAB ). All items sold by OLD TIMES are genuine and a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) will be happily supplied on request. Many Thanks Cesare Giannelli OLD TIMES RARE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS & MAPS SELLERS Via Cortonese, 70 06124 - Perugia Italy Phone/Fax: 0039 - 075 - 505 20 18 [?????? ??????? eBay] View My Feedback View My Other Items For Sale View My About Me page Visit My eBay Store Add me to your Favorite Sellers