Original copper engraving with the plan of Setúbal and its bastioned fortifications, the gulf with ships at anchor, the mouth of the Sado, lettered "Zadam Riviere", and three star forts on the heights. Titled in a cartouche "Setubal".
Original copper engraving with the plan of Setúbal and its bastioned fortifications, the gulf with ships at anchor, the mouth of the Sado, lettered "Zadam Riviere", and three star forts on the heights. Titled in a cartouche "Setubal".
From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa, the most fully illustrated work on the Iberian peninsula 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: Toned laid paper, with the folding creases of the sheet well marked and slight damp spots; the image within the plate mark is legible and clean.