Original 1707 engraving with the dedication leaf of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal to the "très noble et très magnifique seigneur Gerbrant Pancras Michielsz, grand baillif et conseiller" of the city of Amsterdam. The cartouche is crowned by Justice and flanked by two allegorical figures and the arms of the dedicatee.
Original 1707 engraving with the dedication leaf of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal to the "très noble et très magnifique seigneur Gerbrant Pancras Michielsz, grand baillif et conseiller" of the city of Amsterdam. The cartouche is crowned by Justice and flanked by two allegorical figures and the arms of the dedicatee.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar and published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in 1707, the most extensively illustrated work on Spain of the early 18th century.
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.
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 5.9 in (12.5 x 15 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.2 in (15.4 x 15.7 cm).
Condition: Good, with light toning of the paper.