Original copper engraving with the mountain, monastery and church of Montserrat, Barcelona, the hermitages scattered over the crags and, at the right, the apparition of the Virgin in the cave. Cartouche below with the title in French and five numbered references.
Original copper engraving with the mountain, monastery and church of Montserrat, Barcelona, the hermitages scattered over the crags and, at the right, the apparition of the Virgin in the cave. Cartouche below with the title in French and five numbered references.
It comes from Les delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1715, the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear in the early 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Publisher / engraver: Pieter van der Aa.
Date: 1715.
Source: Les delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden.
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.8 x 6.3 in (12.3 x 16 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.0 in (16.4 x 17.7 cm).
Condition: Good condition; central vertical binding fold.