Original copper engraving, Veuë de la Tour de l'Or, du Fauxbourg de Triana, et du Pont de Seville: the Guadalquivir with the Torre del Oro at the right, the bridge of boats and the castle of San Jorge, seat of the Inquisition, in the suburb of Triana.
Original copper engraving, Veuë de la Tour de l'Or, du Fauxbourg de Triana, et du Pont de Seville: the Guadalquivir with the Torre del Oro at the right, the bridge of boats and the castle of San Jorge, seat of the Inquisition, in the suburb of Triana.
It comes from Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa in 1715, the most extensive illustrated work on Spain to appear in the early 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), Leiden.
Date: 1715.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.9 x 6.1 in (12.4 x 15.5 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.9 in (15.5 x 17.6 cm).
Condition: Good. Book leaf with the central binding fold and light toning of the laid paper.