Monastery of El Escorial - Engraving by Pieter van der Aa - 1715
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Original antique engraving of El Escorial: the complete elevation of the complex, with the entrance to the church, the monastery and the college, and the graphic scale "Scala mensoria hujus Fabricae" below. An engraving from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.
Original antique engraving of El Escorial: the complete elevation of the complex, with the entrance to the church, the monastery and the college, and the graphic scale "Scala mensoria hujus Fabricae" below. An engraving from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.
Published by the Dutch bookseller, engraver and geographer Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733) and attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, this work was the most fully illustrated book on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving
Publisher: Pieter van der Aa, Leiden
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; central binding fold, paper slightly toned and a very faint damp stain.
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Original antique engraving of El Escorial: the complete elevation of the complex, with the entrance to the church, the monastery and the college, and the graphic scale "Scala mensoria hujus Fabricae" below. An engraving from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.