Original engraved title-page of the sixth volume of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, with the bust of Hispania in a medallion, the arms of Spain and Portugal and two figures of knights of the military orders flanking a bullfight in a town square.
Original engraved title-page of the sixth volume of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, with the bust of Hispania in a medallion, the arms of Spain and Portugal and two figures of knights of the military orders flanking a bullfight in a town square.
Engraved by Pieter van der Aa for the Leiden edition of 1715 of the text by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, the most fully illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving (line engraving).
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa, Leiden.
Date: 1715.
Source: Álvarez de Colmenar, Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, vol. VI.
Condition: Good condition; yellowed paper with a light binding fold and small stains in the lower right margin.