Original antique 1715 engraving with the view of Arronches (Portalegre, Alto Alentejo), its church and its walled circuit, with a traveller blowing a horn in the foreground. It comes from Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa under the name of Juan Álvarez de Colmenar.
Original antique 1715 engraving with the view of Arronches (Portalegre, Alto Alentejo), its church and its walled circuit, with a traveller blowing a horn in the foreground. It comes from Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa under the name of Juan Álvarez de Colmenar.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / engraver: Pieter van der Aa.
Date: 1715.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar (pseudonym attributed to Van der Aa himself).
Dimensions: Plate mark 3.3 x 5.3 in (8.3 x 13.5 cm); sheet 3.5 x 6.1 in (9 x 15.5 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper lightly browned, with no noticeable stains or tears.