Engraved Title Page - Delices de l'Espagne - Pieter van der Aa - 1715
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Allegorical engraved title page to the second volume of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal: the god Tagus reclining on the title cartouche, the portrait of Philip V in a medallion beneath the royal crown and, beyond, El Escorial. Signed "J. G. In." (Jan Goeree, inventor).
Allegorical engraved title page to the second volume of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal: the god Tagus reclining on the title cartouche, the portrait of Philip V in a medallion beneath the royal crown and, beyond, El Escorial. Signed "J. G. In." (Jan Goeree, inventor).
Published at Leiden by Pieter van der Aa in 1715, the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving (etching and burin).
Engraver / lithographer: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733), engraver and publisher.
Date: 1715.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden (Holland), 1715.
Dimensions: Image 6.3 x 5.1 in (16 x 13 cm); sheet 6.7 x 6.2 in (17 x 15.7 cm).
Condition: Paper lacking and a tear along the central vertical band, clearly visible in the photograph; toned paper. Sold as is.
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Allegorical engraved title page to the second volume of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal: the god Tagus reclining on the title cartouche, the portrait of Philip V in a medallion beneath the royal crown and, beyond, El Escorial. Signed "J. G. In." (Jan Goeree, inventor).