PARIS - "View of the PORTE ST DENIS of the city of Paris from the outside". 17th century. Original etching engraved by Israël SILVESTRE (1621 - 1691). Proof on thin laid paper, with the address "A Paris chez Israel au logis de Monsieur le Mercier Orfèvre de la Reyne rue de l'Arbre sec proche la croix du Tiroir". Margins. 10 x 17 cm for the subject.18 x 26.3 cm overall. Condition A (reembossed later, a rare small stain in the sky, otherwise good condition).