THE HAGUE NETHERLANDS 1760 BASSET ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED OPTICAL VIEW ANTIQUE ORIGINAL OPTICAL VIEW OF THE HAGUE NETHERLANDS old times rare books and maps (20196) 100% positiveSeller's other itemsSeller's other itemsContact seller US $23.52 THE HAGUE NETHERLANDS 1760 BASSET ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED OPTICAL VIEW Description Vue perspective du Chateau du Prince Gracht a la Haye. Description: Striking and highly detailed fine unusual 1760ca Andrй Basset's copper engraved so-called optical view of Castle of Prince Gracht in the Hague, Netherlands. Several inhabitants adorn the view. Reverse title at the top central side. 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: 1760ca ( undated ) Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 48,8 x 32,5 Condition: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Paper with chains. Plate old original colored. Sheet folded. Small marginal tears. Small foxing. 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.