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 state proof, on laid paper, with the only medallion engraved in the tablet, the lettering 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; "C. N. Cochin fils & J. P. Le Bas sculp; / 1760", trimmed on the plate cut. General oxidation of the folio and foxing. Vertical folds in the middle (the print having been rolled). Short tear at the edge of the sheet at the center head. The upper left corner roughly refixed. Minor accidents at the edges of the sheet. Band of gummed kraft around the perimeter on the reverse.