ST PETERSBURG ROYAL PALACE RUSSIA1760 DAUMONT ANTIQUE ORIGINAL OPTICAL VIEW ANTIQUE OPTICAL VIEW OF ROYAL PALACE ST PETERSBURG 1760 old times rare books and maps (20100) 100% positiveSeller's other itemsSeller's other itemsContact seller US $36.00 ST PETERSBURG ROYAL PALACE RUSSIA1760 DAUMONT ANTIQUE ORIGINAL OPTICAL VIEW Description 14e Vue d'Optique Representant Arca magna Petropolitana. == La Grande Place de Petersbourg. Description: Striking and highly detailed fine unusual 1760 copper engraved so-called optical view of the Royal Palace at Saint Petersburg, Russia. 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: 1760 ( undated ) Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 41,4 x 29,2 Condition: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Paper with chains. Plate old original colored. Paper with waterstains. Small holes. Small foxing and browning. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Publishers: Jean Francois Daumont was an engraver and publisher active in Paris between 1740 and 1775.