Beijing Peking Cambulac Qing China 1683 Mallet bird's eye view hand color print Oceania & Pacific The Pope at the Close

The Pope at the Close of the Jubilee Placing the First Stone in Order to Shut up the Holy Gate

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Beijing Peking Cambulac Qing China 1683 Mallet bird's eye view hand color print Oceania & Pacific The Pope at the CloseCambalu or Peking. (Old Prints, 17th Century Prints, Asia, Qing Empire, China, Peking, Beijing, Bird's Eye View, Soldiers, Cavalry, Battle Scene). Issued 1683, Paris, for A. M. Mallet. Charming little 17th century copper engraved prospect view with lovely hand color. Soldiers engage in battle in the foreground, a profile view of the city seen in the distance beyond the hills. Title across the top in a thin banner. The image has a near folk art feel, a