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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9429010, member: 8267"]It appears to have a plate mark, which would indicate it is a printed engraving/etching as opposed to a later lithographic reproduction (or other modern method). A variety of editions appear to have been published, the first being issued in 1735:</p><p><a href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/809031/venetian-views-after-canaletto" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/809031/venetian-views-after-canaletto" rel="nofollow">https://www.rct.uk/collection/809031/venetian-views-after-canaletto</a></p><p><br /></p><p>According to <a href="https://www.sandersofoxford.com/shop/product/pons-rivoalti-ad-orientem/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sandersofoxford.com/shop/product/pons-rivoalti-ad-orientem/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sandersofoxford.com/shop/product/pons-rivoalti-ad-orientem/</a> - "The engravings were first published in 1742 and then re-issued in 1751, 1754 and 1773. <u>It was so successful it was even reprinted in the 19th century</u>." (emphasis added)</p><p><br /></p><p>So, there is the possibility that it is a 19th century reprint. The early editions I have found are not colored, so I would suspect yours to be a later edition (possibly 19th century). Careful comparisons of dimensions might be informative - but you will need to compare several dimensions with documented examples - image size, plate size, and sheet size.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9429010, member: 8267"]It appears to have a plate mark, which would indicate it is a printed engraving/etching as opposed to a later lithographic reproduction (or other modern method). A variety of editions appear to have been published, the first being issued in 1735: [URL]https://www.rct.uk/collection/809031/venetian-views-after-canaletto[/URL] According to [URL]https://www.sandersofoxford.com/shop/product/pons-rivoalti-ad-orientem/[/URL] - "The engravings were first published in 1742 and then re-issued in 1751, 1754 and 1773. [U]It was so successful it was even reprinted in the 19th century[/U]." (emphasis added) So, there is the possibility that it is a 19th century reprint. The early editions I have found are not colored, so I would suspect yours to be a later edition (possibly 19th century). Careful comparisons of dimensions might be informative - but you will need to compare several dimensions with documented examples - image size, plate size, and sheet size.[/QUOTE]
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