Original 1707 copper engraving, hand-colored, with the hill of San Juan de Aznalfarache (Seville) and the ruins of its castle commanding the plain; in the foreground the Guadalquivir, lettered in the engraving itself, crossed by sailing craft.
Original 1707 copper engraving, hand-colored, with the hill of San Juan de Aznalfarache (Seville) and the ruins of its castle commanding the plain; in the foreground the Guadalquivir, lettered in the engraving itself, crossed by sailing craft.
From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, a compendium of views and descriptions published at Leiden in 1707 by the Dutch bookseller, engraver and geographer Pieter van der Aa. The work appeared that same year in Dutch and in French; the French editions name Juan Álvarez de Colmenar as author, possibly a pseudonym.
Medium: Original copper engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / publisher: Pieter van der Aa.
Date: 1707.
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707. Engraved title at the foot: San-Juan del Foratche, Château ruiné.
Dimensions: Image 4.8 x 6.3 in (12.3 x 15.9 cm).
Condition: Three barely visible vertical folds, from the publisher's folding. Presented in a mat with ruled borders.