Oblong 16mo (expands by paper bellow to approximately 660 mm). Accordion-folding peepshow with six cut-out panels depicting the Austrian countryside against a final back-drop of a large country estate; publisher's paper slipcase with color pictorial label; folding case.

THE FIRST PAPER PEEPSHOW. "Paper peepshows or teleoramas were first published in the 1820s by a German book and art seller called Heinrich Friedrich Műller. His concept owes much to 18th century optical curios, such as the cosmoramas which were built into gallery walls or the cumbersome boîtes d’optique, which were large, wooden boxes with multiple scenes. In contrast to their predecessors, Műller’s teleoramas were small and primarily constructed from paper and cloth. They consisted of staggered paper panels which were connected at the sides by flexible material bellows. The front and back boards of the peepshow pulled apart, to reveal a concertina structure and the diminishing paper panels created an effect of receding perspective, which lead the viewer’s gaze towards the back scene" (Victoria and Albert Museum Collections). Hyde, Paper Peepshows, Cat. 1 (this copy a variant).