Biscay

Antique prints of Biscay and Bilbao

Five antique prints of Biscay. Two copper engravings published by Pieter van der Aa in 1715 show the town of Bilbao and the costumes of Biscayan men and women. From the twentieth century come signed etchings by Verdaguer of the Arch of Santa Ana in Durango and the tower of Muntsaratz in Abadiño, one of them hand-coloured, and an old photogravure reproduction of an aurresku danced at Begoña.

Old views of Bilbao before its industrial growth are scarce, and the eighteenth-century costume plates are a rare record of Basque dress.

All pieces are original unless stated otherwise, with technical details and measurements in each listing.