Original 1707 engraving with the view of the ruined castle of San Juan de Aznalfarache (Seville), lettered at the foot "San-Juan del Foratche, château ruiné". In the foreground the Guadalquivir, marked "Guadalquivir fleuve", with boats and market gardens.
Original 1707 engraving with the view of the ruined castle of San Juan de Aznalfarache (Seville), lettered at the foot "San-Juan del Foratche, château ruiné". In the foreground the Guadalquivir, marked "Guadalquivir fleuve", with boats and market gardens.
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. 441.
Dimensions: Image 4.8 x 6.2 in (12.3 x 15.8 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.4 in (16.4 x 18.8 cm).
Condition: Good; central binding fold, clean paper.