Original copper engraving with the palace the King of Portugal bought on the bank of the Tagus at Lisbon, and in the foreground the activity of a shipyard: hulls on the stocks, stacked timber and barges with their oarsmen. Cartouche below: "Vue du Palais que le Roi de Portugal a achete".
Original copper engraving with the palace the King of Portugal bought on the bank of the Tagus at Lisbon, and in the foreground the activity of a shipyard: hulls on the stocks, stacked timber and barges with their oarsmen. Cartouche below: "Vue du Palais que le Roi de Portugal a achete".
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 and Portugal 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 5.0 x 6.3 in (12.6 x 16 cm); sheet 6.3 x 7.1 in (16 x 18.1 cm).
Condition: Good condition; light central vertical binding fold.