[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. HABERMANN, Francois Xavier (1721-1796). Der Einzug der Königlichen Völcker in Neu Yorck./ L'Entre triumphale des Troupes royales a Nouvelle Yorck. Engraved vue d'optique.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$300 -
$400
Sold for $449
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Lot Description
[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. HABERMANN, Francois Xavier (1721-1796). Der Einzug der Königlichen Völcker in Neu Yorck./ L'Entre triumphale des Troupes royales a Nouvelle Yorck. Engraved vue d'optique.
Etching vue d'optique with hand-coloring, [1778?], image 15 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (visible sheet 16 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.), soiling, matted and framed to 21 1/4 x 16 3/4 in.
Printed in Augsburg for European audiences the title, in English [The Entry of the Royal Troops in New York], is printed in both German and French. A vue d'optique was designed to provide the illusion of depth when viewed with a zograscope.
The British captured Manhattan and the New York area in August 1776 and was occupied until 22 November 1783 when Washington and Governor Clinton led troops into the city.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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