Original 1690 line engraving devoted to the architecture of the temples of ancient Greece: elevations crowned with statues with their corresponding column plans, lettered with reference letters, among them a circular vaulted temple. Printed heading in Dutch: De drij laatste soorten der Grieken aal-oude Tempel-bouwing.
Original 1690 line engraving devoted to the architecture of the temples of ancient Greece: elevations crowned with statues with their corresponding column plans, lettered with reference letters, among them a circular vaulted temple. Printed heading in Dutch: De drij laatste soorten der Grieken aal-oude Tempel-bouwing.
It comes from Voor-bereidselen tot de Bybelsche Wysheid, the illustrated biblical encyclopedia that Wilhelmus Goeree (1635-1711) published in Amsterdam in 1690.
Medium: Copper engraving (line engraving) on laid paper.
Artist / after: Wilhelmus Goeree (1635-1711).
Date: 1690.
Source: Voor-bereidselen tot de Bybelsche Wysheid, Amsterdam, 1690 (p. 559).
Dimensions: 7.9 x 13.2 in (20 x 33.5 cm).
Condition: Book leaf. The right margin has tears and a small loss, and the paper shows overall toning; the image is clean.