Les Délices de l'Espagne - Engraved Title Page by Van der Aa - 1707
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Engraved title page of the fourth volume of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published at Leiden by Pieter van der Aa in 1707. Allegorical composition with the statue of Alfonso I of Portugal on the pedestal bearing the title, surrounded by figures, ships and the Portuguese arms.
Engraved title page of the fourth volume of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published at Leiden by Pieter van der Aa in 1707. Allegorical composition with the statue of Alfonso I of Portugal on the pedestal bearing the title, surrounded by figures, ships and the Portuguese arms.
The work is the most fully illustrated on Spain and Portugal published at the beginning of the 18th century; in the French editions the text is credited to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar. The engraved title pages of each volume are the most elaborate compositions 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, volume IV (title page).
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.3 in (12.4 x 16 cm); sheet 6.5 x 6.9 in (16.4 x 17.5 cm).
Condition: Good; light even tone to the paper and slight pale stains in the margins.
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Engraved title page of the fourth volume of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published at Leiden by Pieter van der Aa in 1707. Allegorical composition with the statue of Alfonso I of Portugal on the pedestal bearing the title, surrounded by figures, ships and the Portuguese arms.