Original copper engraving with the view of the ruined castle of San Juan de Aznalfarache, on the ridge overlooking the Guadalquivir plain, with the market gardens, the waterwheel and the boats on the river. Below: "San-Juan del Foratche, château ruiné".
Original copper engraving with the view of the ruined castle of San Juan de Aznalfarache, on the ridge overlooking the Guadalquivir plain, with the market gardens, the waterwheel and the boats on the river. Below: "San-Juan del Foratche, château ruiné".
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in 1707, the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa, Leiden
Date: 1707
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.8 x 6.2 in (12.3 x 15.8 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.4 in (16.4 x 18.8 cm)
Condition: Good condition; paper toned, with the central binding fold.