Knights of the Military Orders of Portugal - Van der Aa Engraving 1715
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Original 1715 engraving with five knights of the Portuguese military orders, in their habits and with the cross on the breast, before a quay with ships at anchor. The key below, under the title «Chevaliers de Portugal», identifies the orders of Avis, of the Wing, of Santiago, the old order of the Scale and that of Christ.
Original 1715 engraving with five knights of the Portuguese military orders, in their habits and with the cross on the breast, before a quay with ships at anchor. The key below, under the title «Chevaliers de Portugal», identifies the orders of Avis, of the Wing, of Santiago, the old order of the Scale and that of Christ.
It comes from volume VI of Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Pieter van der Aa, Leiden, 1715, a work attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, the most fully illustrated on the Peninsula of the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733), publisher of the work.
Date: 1715.
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, volume VI, Leiden, 1715.
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; a light central fold from the binding and slight toning in the margins.
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Original 1715 engraving with five knights of the Portuguese military orders, in their habits and with the cross on the breast, before a quay with ships at anchor. The key below, under the title «Chevaliers de Portugal», identifies the orders of Avis, of the Wing, of Santiago, the old order of the Scale and that of Christ.