Copper-engraved view of Setenil de las Bodegas (Cadiz), lettered Settenil in the cartouche and published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1707. The houses climb the hill up to the castle, with the keep standing out above the town and riders in the foreground.
Copper-engraved view of Setenil de las Bodegas (Cadiz), lettered Settenil in the cartouche and published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1707. The houses climb the hill up to the castle, with the keep standing out above the town and riders in the foreground.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, the most fully illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century. The upper right corner keeps the page reference of the volume (Pag. 521).
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1707.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707 (first edition).
Dimensions: Image 4.8 x 6.1 in (12.2 x 15.6 cm); sheet 6.4 x 7.4 in (16.3 x 18.7 cm).
Condition: Good. A slight crease at the lower left corner of the margin; clean image.