SWITZERLAND Lake Geneva William Tell's Chapel - 1860s Antique Print Engraving

Description: INTERNATIONAL BUYERS:? The shipping rates shown are for '1st Class International Package' with tracking.? Ebay is also promoting their EIS International Shipping program on sellers pages. I do not use this program because it is more expensive, slower, not very transparent, and frustrating to the buyer, if something goes wrong. Do not select it, if ebay does show it as an option. Thank you. Print Specifics: Type of print: Intaglio, steel engraving - Original fine quality antique printYear of printing: not indicated in the print. Best estimate: late 1860s Original artist : Cattermole Publisher: The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited, Paternoster Row, London. Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair).Dimensions: 9 x 11 inches (23 x 28 cm), including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight (thickness): 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin) Reverse side: BlankNotes: 1. Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. 2. Print detail is much sharper than the photo of the print. Original Narrative: View of William Tell's Chapel, Lake of Geneva: The simple edifice placed on its rocky basement, and known as William Tell's Chapel, forms the principal object. Surrounded apparently by a thick grove on the land side, the simple edifice stands out brightly and firmly from the masses of foliage and from the mountain heights which surround it, when viewed from the lake. The receding elevations, the " alps on alps, " which rise and almost fill the back-ground, successfully convey the idea of distance and magnitude. The waters of the quiet lake lay stretched out in front, enlivened by pleasure-boats, whose inmates by their actions appear to denote their own interest, and to claim the attention of the observer to the revered object which they seem to be passing. The Lake of Geneva—one of the most celebrated in Europe—extends in the form of a crescent between Switzerland and Savoy, and occupies part of the great valley which separates the Alps from the Jura ridge. Its length along the north or Swiss shore is fifty miles; on the side of Savoy, forty-two; its greatest breadth is ten miles ; and its greatest depth, about one thousand feet. In summer its tributary streams, of which by far the largest is the Rhone, are swelled by the melting of the snows, and cause a rise of several feet in the water of the lake. It is observed also to have an alternation of rise and fall in stormy weather, sometimes for several hours together, owing perhaps to the influence of electrical clouds. It is never known to be frozen, and its water is extremely clear, except at the influx of the muddy current of the Rhone. The scenery all around is most magnificent, the north side being fertile and beautifully diversified, whilst the south side rises gradually until its mountains form the highest of the Alpine range. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.

Price: 16 USD

Location: Manassas, Virginia

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