City Views, Caribbean, Martinique, Née
"IIe. Vue du Fort Royal de La Martinique. Dessineé Dédieé et Présenteé a Madame, belle-sÏur du Roi par Mr. le Chevalier d'Epernay, Capitaine au Corps Royal de Artillerie". Copper etching by Chez Née, the publishing house of François Denis Née (ca 1740-1817) in Paris, rue des Francs-bourgeois. This print was published ca 1780.
Historical view of Fort Royal of Martinique. Many of the houses and other buildings have numbers which are explained on both sides of the title in the bottom margin. In the middle of the title is the coat of arms.
The image has 5 pinpoint-size holes and a repaired tear in the sky that are almost invisible except when held up to the light. Some slight, almost invisible creasing. Condition is Almost Very Good.
25.6 x 44.5 cm (without title) (10.1 x 17.5 ")