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Photo, Print, DrawingL' Escalette 1 print : etching and engraving ; plate 44.2 x 37.5 cm, on sheet 45.2 x 38.3 cm. | Print shows the siege and bombardment of the fortified city of Messina or Taormina, Sicily, between 1674 and 1676 by the "Duc de Vivonne" commander of the fleet seen in the bay, and from batteries on the top of a hill at left center, with…
- Contributor: Le Clerc, Sébastien
- Date: 1676-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingHavana 1 print : engraving ; plate 29.8 x 36 cm, on sheet 31.2 x 37.1 cm. | Print shows the fortified entrance to the harbor with a large chain blocking the entrance between a fort on the right and a tower at center. There is a second fort to the left of the tower. A large warship dominates the lower left corner with other…
- Contributor: Meurs, Jacob Van - Montanus, Arnoldus
- Date: 1671-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingSiara 1 print : engraving ; plate 29.8 x 36 cm, on sheet 31 x 38 cm.
- Contributor: Meurs, Jacob Van - Montanus, Arnoldus
- Date: 1671-01-01
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CollectionPopular Graphic Arts About 15,000 historical prints (ca. 1700-1900) created to document geographic locations or popular subjects and sometimes used for advertising and educational purposes. Most are by American printmakers (e.g., Baillie, Currier & Ives, Sachse & Co.), but publishers in many other countries are also represented (e.g., Antonio Vanegas Arroyo). Subjects vary widely, from city and harbor views, street scenes, and manufacturing plants to genre scenes,…
- Date: 1700
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