Antique print titled 'Vue d'Optique d'un Arc de Triomphe tres éléve, en la Ville de Canton en la Chine'. Antique print of a triumphal arch in Guangzhou, Canton, China. This is an optical print, also called 'vue optique' or 'vue d'optique', which were made to be viewed through a Zograscope, or other devices of convex lens and mirrors, all of which produced an optical illusion of depth. Published by Beauvais, circa 1700.