Original 1707 engraving with the panoramic view of Marchena (Seville), lettered "MARCHENA" in the cartouche at the foot. The houses on the height, the towers and the walled enclosure can be made out, with a windmill at the right.
Original 1707 engraving with the panoramic view of Marchena (Seville), lettered "MARCHENA" in the cartouche at the foot. The houses on the height, the towers and the walled enclosure can be made out, with a windmill at the right.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published at Leiden by Pieter van der Aa in 1707, the most fully illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1707 (first edition).
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707; p. 482.
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.3 in (12.4 x 16 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.4 in (16.4 x 18.8 cm).
Condition: Good; central binding fold and a small reddish speck in the upper right margin.