Alcantarilla, Utrera, Seville - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original antique engraving with the view of the castle and tower of Alcantarilla, in the district of Utrera (Seville), on the old road from Seville. The key at the foot identifies Las Cabezas, the old mosque, the marshland and the road itself.
Original antique engraving with the view of the castle and tower of Alcantarilla, in the district of Utrera (Seville), on the old road from Seville. The key at the foot identifies Las Cabezas, the old mosque, the marshland and the road itself.
It comes from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published by the Dutch bookseller and engraver Pieter van der Aa in Leiden and attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar; it is the most fully illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1715 (the first edition of the work is of 1707).
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden. Sheet numbered 83.
Dimensions: Image 4.8 x 6.3 in (12.3 x 16 cm); sheet 6.5 x 6.9 in (16.4 x 17.5 cm).
Condition: Paper toned overall and with marked vertical folds from the binding; the impression keeps good contrast.
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Original antique engraving with the view of the castle and tower of Alcantarilla, in the district of Utrera (Seville), on the old road from Seville. The key at the foot identifies Las Cabezas, the old mosque, the marshland and the road itself.