Ancient Customs Houses of Caesar, Vienna, Pl. 12 — Chereau

An eighteenth-century hand-coloured optical print offering a vibrant street view of Vienna, designed for immersive viewing through a zograscope.

Original foreign title: Vue d'Optique Representant Les Anciennes Gabelles de Cesar à Vienne (and Prospectus Primarii Telonii Cæsarei). Published by Jacques Chereau, Paris, c. 1770. Plate N° 12.

Vues d'optique were popular visual entertainments of the Enlightenment, offering a novel way to experience distant lands and famous cityscapes with a striking sense of depth. This print captures a lively scene in eighteenth-century Vienna.

Hand-coloured copperplate engraving. Sheet size approximately 31.0 × 46 cm. Very Good.