Dedication of Les Delices de l'Espagne - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original antique engraving that opens Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal: an architectural title with Justice above the pediment, two seated allegorical figures and military trophies. In the central cartouche, the dedication to Gerbrant Pancras Michielsz, burgomaster of Amsterdam.
Original antique engraving that opens Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal: an architectural title with Justice above the pediment, two seated allegorical figures and military trophies. In the central cartouche, the dedication to Gerbrant Pancras Michielsz, burgomaster of Amsterdam.
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; paper slightly toned, with a vertical crease and a slight trace of color at the left edge.
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Original antique engraving that opens Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal: an architectural title with Justice above the pediment, two seated allegorical figures and military trophies. In the central cartouche, the dedication to Gerbrant Pancras Michielsz, burgomaster of Amsterdam.