Original copper engraving with the Alcazar of Segovia seen from the rear, raised on the rock between the Eresma and the Clamores, with the keep and the approach ramps; at the right, in the distance, the cathedral. The caption reads "Vue du Château de Segovie par derrière".
Original copper engraving with the Alcazar of Segovia seen from the rear, raised on the rock between the Eresma and the Clamores, with the keep and the approach ramps; at the right, in the distance, the cathedral. The caption reads "Vue du Château de Segovie par derrière".
From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa, the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / lithographer: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1715
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715
Dimensions: Plate mark 6.3 x 4.9 in (16 x 12.5 cm); sheet 7.4 x 6.1 in (18.7 x 15.6 cm)
Condition: Good condition; toned laid paper with vertical binding folds and slight reddish marks at the edges.