Viewers' key for a Panorama of Paris entitled "Topographische Erklärung des Panorama von Paris", by Pierre Prévost
Scope and Contents
This is a circular orientation key plate created by Pierre Prévost for his early 19th-century panorama of Paris. This item helped visitors identify landmarks in his large-scale 360-degree panorama, exhibited in Vienna in 1814. The vantage point for both the panorama and the key was the roof of Napoleon’s Pavillon de Flore at the Tuileries. The text around the anamorphic image is in French, with the central giving the captions in German.
Dates
- Publication: 1808-1814
Creator
- Prévost, Pierre, 1764-1823 (French panorama painter) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
French, German
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 sheet ; 335 x 425 mm
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in October 2024. Accession no. SC-Acc-2024-0135.
Physical Description
Engraved print, 335 × 425 mm (sheet size), 297 × 345 mm (plate size), text in central octagonal panel and in left and right margins, hand-coloured, on a single uncut sheet of laid paper. Trace of two old folds, with a couple of minute holes towards the centre, traces of two old mounts on verso, slightly dusty but a very good copy with full margins.
Processing Information
Catalogued in February 2025 by Aline Brodin, using information provided by the seller.
- Title
- Viewers' key for a Panorama of Paris entitled "Topographische Erklärung des Panorama von Paris", by Pierre Prévost
- Author
- Aline Brodin
- Date
- February 2025
- Description rules
- Isad(g)2
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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