Monastery of El Escorial - Original Engraving by Pieter van der Aa - 1707
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Original 1707 copper engraving with the general bird's-eye view of the Monastery of El Escorial and its gardens, ringed by a horizon with the villages lettered one by one (Madrid, El Campillo, Navalcarnero, Peralejo...). French lettering below: Veüe de l'Escurial tout entier.
Original 1707 copper engraving with the general bird's-eye view of the Monastery of El Escorial and its gardens, ringed by a horizon with the villages lettered one by one (Madrid, El Campillo, Navalcarnero, Peralejo...). French lettering below: Veüe de l'Escurial tout entier.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal by Pieter van der Aa, published in Leiden, Holland, in 1707, the most extensively illustrated work on Spain to appear in the early 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Artist / engraver: Pieter van der Aa.
Date: 1707.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707 (p. 256).
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.9 in (12.4 x 17.6 cm); sheet 6.1 x 7.1 in (15.5 x 18 cm).
Condition: Good. Retains the vertical binding fold and shows a slight age tone to the paper.
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Original 1707 copper engraving with the general bird's-eye view of the Monastery of El Escorial and its gardens, ringed by a horizon with the villages lettered one by one (Madrid, El Campillo, Navalcarnero, Peralejo...). French lettering below: Veüe de l'Escurial tout entier.