Original 1707 engraving with the ancient tombs found in the suburbs of Seville, as the lettering states: "Tombeaux anciens trouvez dans les Fauxbourgs de Séville". Three sepulchres with their Latin inscriptions, a wellhead and two vessels are reproduced within an engraved border.
Original 1707 engraving with the ancient tombs found in the suburbs of Seville, as the lettering states: "Tombeaux anciens trouvez dans les Fauxbourgs de Séville". Three sepulchres with their Latin inscriptions, a wellhead and two vessels are reproduced within an engraved border.
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. It is one of the few archaeological subjects in the set.
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. 440.
Dimensions: Image 4.8 x 6.1 in (12.3 x 15.6 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.0 in (16.4 x 17.7 cm).
Condition: Good; central binding fold and a small reddish stain in the right margin.