Les Délices de l'Espagne, Vol. V Title Page - van der Aa, 1715
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Allegorical engraved title page of the fifth volume of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, engraved in 1715: on the pedestal, the statue of Afonso I of Portugal, "Alphonsus I Lusit. Rex", in armor and with his shield; at the left, putti with the Portuguese arms and the fleet beyond; at the right, figures of the overseas peoples beside the dome of a church.
Allegorical engraved title page of the fifth volume of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, engraved in 1715: on the pedestal, the statue of Afonso I of Portugal, "Alphonsus I Lusit. Rex", in armor and with his shield; at the left, putti with the Portuguese arms and the fleet beyond; at the right, figures of the overseas peoples beside the dome of a church.
It comes from the work attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar and published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in 1715, the most illustrated work on the peninsula of the early 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / lithographer: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1715
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, volume V, Leiden
Dimensions: 6.2 x 3.7 in (15.7 x 9.5 cm)
Condition: Fair. Laid paper toned, with light small stains and the edges somewhat worn; the image clean and well printed.
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Allegorical engraved title page of the fifth volume of Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, engraved in 1715: on the pedestal, the statue of Afonso I of Portugal, "Alphonsus I Lusit. Rex", in armor and with his shield; at the left, putti with the Portuguese arms and the fleet beyond; at the right, figures of the overseas peoples beside the dome of a church.