Antique Print-PALERMO-SICILY-ITALY-AQUADUCT-SHIPS-de Bruijn-1698

This rare print shows an ancient Aquaduct and ships in the port of Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

Made by an anonymous engraver after de Bruijn.

Medium: Engraving / etching on handlaid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 19.5 x 31.3 cm (7.68 x 12.32 inch). Image size: 17.2 x 12.6 cm. (6.77 x 4.96 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Brownish edges. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PALERMO-SICILY-ITALY-AQUADUCT-SHIPS | RBOS-A10-12

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This print is published in: ‘Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn door de vermaardste Deelen van Klein Asia (…)’, 1698. Cornelis de Bruijn or Cornelis de Bruyn (The Hague, 1652 – 1727) was a Dutch painter, traveller and writer. He made two major voyages (1674-1693 and 1701-1708) and published an illustrated book after his first voyage. It was the first book with engraved prints in colour printing in the world.