| Sanssouci TeleoramaHand-colored etching Germany 1825 4 1/2" x 6" x 29"
A view of the former summer palace of of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, and its terraced gardens. Published by H. F. Müller.
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| Optique No. 4, Promenade De LongchampsColored lithograph France c.1827 4 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 20"
A view of part of the Champs Elysees known as Promenade De Longchamps.
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| A View of The Tunnel under the Thames, as it will appear when completedHand-colored aquatint Great Britain 1828 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" x 24"
Published by M. Gouyn, London. This is a view of what the tunnel will look like when completed
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| Thames TunnelHand-colored etching Great Britain 1828 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" x 17
Published by Silvester & Co., London. This was one of many peepshows to commemorate the building of the Thames Tunnel. This one was published just before the beginning of construction. It took the French engineer, Marc Isambard Brunel, eighteen years to complete the tunnel.
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| Der ThamesHand-colored lithograph Germany c. 1830 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 21"
In its original slip cover a view of Brunel's Thames Tunnel.
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| Hand-colored etching Germany c. 1830 3 1/4" x 4 1/8" x 10"
Children view through a peep hole at the top of a toy ladden table at a fair with many wonderous things including a child looking at a peepbox.
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| Hand-colored etching Germany c. 1830 3 1/8" x 4 1/8" x 10"
A miniature peepshow showing a grand procession.
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| Der SeehaeenHand-colored lithograph The Netherlands c. 1830 3 3/8" x 4 3/8" x 11"
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| Palais RoyalHand-colored lithograph France c. 1830 5 1/8" x 7 3/8" x 18"
A three hole peepshow, with a main view of the interior of the Palais Royal and two views down long outdoor corridors in the original slipcover.
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| DioramaHand-coslored etching Great Britain c. 1830 2 1/2" x 3" x 15"
Although titled Diorama this is a small folding peepshow and instead of a peep hole one views the peepshow from the back and sees the reflected in a mirror on the backside of the cover.
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| Moskau 1812Colored etching France c. 1835 Diameter:4 1/2", expanded:5"
Unusual circular concertina peepshow with a transparent back. Hold the back toward light and you can view Napoleon, with his troops, by a fire and in the background Moscow is burning.
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| La féte du Bairam à ConstantinopleHand-colored lithograph Germany c. 1835 6 3/4" x 9" x 28"
A view of a market in Constantinople with one main viewing hole and another four smaller holes for views of side panels.
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| ConstantinopelHand-colored etching Continental c. 1835 5 1/2" x 9" x 23"
This peepshow has three viewing holes, contains seven panels, and shows a busy Constantinopel with Saint Sofia on the last panel.
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| Der grofse Kanal von VenedigHand-colored line engraving Continental c. 1835 5 1/2" x 7 1/4" x 24"
A six panel view down the Grand Canal in Venice
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| Panorama TuileriesHand-colored lithograph cover and panels France c. 1840 Box:7" x 9 1/4" x 1 1/4"; panels:5" x 7 1/2"
Lovely box announcing a panorama, but inside are panels which make up a peepshow view. Sellers often used phrases that were popular at the moment to sell their wares.
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| History of The Thames TunnelAzulay Hand-colored lithograph Great Britain c. 1845 8 1/4" x 7" x 21"
A peepshow with three viewing holes. the top hole provides a view of the Thames River and the bottom two show the promenade in the tunnel.
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| Spooner's Perspective View of The Great ExhibitionChromolithograph Great Britain 1851 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" x 23"
A view of the interior of the Great Exhibition designed by George Bragg and published by William Spooner. In it's original case.
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| Lane's Telescopic View of Her Majesty Opening The Great ExhibitionChromolithograph Great Britain 1851 7 1/2" x 6" x 17"
Designed by Rawlins and published by C.A. Lane, London. This is a view of the interior of the Great Exhibition.
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| The Interior of the Crystal Palace in LondonChromolithograph Great Britain 1851 7” x 8 ¾” x 20”
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| Rome Et Ses MonumentsHand-colored lithograph France 1867 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" x 19"
One of a series of peepshows ( in its original slipcover) showing various popular locations published by Haguenthal, Paris, in l867 for the L'Exposition Universelle De Paris.
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| Panorama der Berliner Gewerbe-AusstellungColored relief cut Germany 1896 6 1/4" x 4 3/4" x 15"
A folding peepshow of the World's Fair in Berlin in its slipcase.
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| The World of Tomorrow- New York World's FairOffset lithograph America 1939 5" x 6 1/2" x 24"
Copyrighted by Elizabeth Sage Hare & Warren Chappell. This peepshow,in it's original slipcover, was done to commemorate the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing , New York.
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| Shell In Winter & SummerColored relief cut Great Britain c. 1950 5 ¾” x 9 ¼” x 18”
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| Coronation Peep-Show BookEdwin Smith Colored relief cut Great Britain 1953 8” x 7 ½” x 20”
A view of the crowning of the Queen by the Archbishop go Canterbury in Westminster Abbey.
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| Colored relief cut Great Britain 6” x 7” x 20”
A view down the Mall toward Buckingham Palace. | |||||||
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