Joseph Vernet (1714-1789) (after) The Interior of the Port of Marseille. 1760. etching and burin by Cochin and Le Bas. [750 x 545]. Interesting and rare detat proof, on laid paper, with the only medallion engraved in the tablet, the letter added in pen and sepia ink: "J. Vernet pinx / N° 2" at left; "L'Intérieur du Port de Marseille / Vu du Pavillon de l'Horloge du Parc" on either side of the medallion, then "C. N. Cochin fils & J. P. Le Bas sculp; / 1760", trimmed on the plate cut. General oxidation and foxing. Vertical folds in middle (proof having been rolled). Short tear at the edge of the sheet at the top center. Upper left corner roughly refixed. Minor edge damage. Band of gummed kraft around the reverse.