Fuenterrabia, Guipuzcoa - Engraving by Pieter van der Aa - 1715
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Fuenterrabia, Guipuzcoa - Engraving by Pieter van der Aa - 1715

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Original antique engraving with the view of Fuenterrabía (Hondarribia, Guipúzcoa) walled on the far side of the Bidasoa, and in the foreground the town of Hendaye; the ocean and the French town are marked in the key below. An engraving from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.

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Original antique engraving with the view of Fuenterrabía (Hondarribia, Guipúzcoa) walled on the far side of the Bidasoa, and in the foreground the town of Hendaye; the ocean and the French town are marked in the key 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 4.8 x 2.6 in (12.3 x 6.7 cm); sheet 6.3 x 3.9 in (16.1 x 9.8 cm)
Condition: Good condition; central binding fold and paper slightly toned.

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