Original copper engraving "Bornes. 1 Chemin de Xeres. 2 Chemin de Malaga": a general view of the village lying in the valley with the sierra beyond, two figures on a hillock in the foreground and riders and travelers on the two roads the cartouche identifies, the road to Jerez and the road to Malaga.
Original copper engraving "Bornes. 1 Chemin de Xeres. 2 Chemin de Malaga": a general view of the village lying in the valley with the sierra beyond, two figures on a hillock in the foreground and riders and travelers on the two roads the cartouche identifies, the road to Jerez and the road to Malaga.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, published at Leiden by Pieter van der Aa in 1715, the most extensive illustrated work on Spain to appear at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver / lithographer: Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), Leiden, engraver and publisher.
Date: 1715.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715; no. 85.
Dimensions: Plate mark 6.3 x 5.1 in (16 x 13 cm); sheet 6.7 x 6.2 in (17 x 15.7 cm).
Condition: Good. Laid paper with light toning, a vertical binding crease and a small stain at the upper right corner.