Franz Xaver Habermann (German, 1721-1796), Two Unusual Antique Optic Views of Boston, Massachusetts

Hand-colored engravings on laid paper, 18th century, with identifying text in German and French beneath images, scenes depict imagined views of British soldiers in Boston, which has been exaggerated to look more like a European city, in uniform framing.

Frame dimensions 16 x 21 1/4 in.

Private Collection, Jamestown, North Carolina

Scattered creases, spotting, one with moisture stain lower right quadrant, and possible nicks; not examined out of frames.