c1760 "Prospectus majoris viæ, et Ecclesiæ Sanctæ Mariæ in Londino - La Grande Ruë, et l'Eglise St. Marie de Londres"

A fine original antique Vue d'Optique depicting the historic St. Mary-le-Bow Church on Cheapside in London. The prominent steeple shown was designed by the famous architect Sir Christopher Wren after the original medieval church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Published in Paris by Jean-François Daumont

Condition is good. Overall size approx 45 x 27cm

Optical prints (vues d'optique) were hand-coloured copperplate engravings specifically designed to be viewed through a zograscope or optical device to create an exaggerated sense of three-dimensional depth