Seville Cathedral and the Lonja - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Seville Cathedral and the Lonja - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715

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Original copper engraving of 1715 with the perspective of Seville Cathedral seen from behind and, in the foreground, the Lonja de Mercaderes, the merchants' exchange now the Archive of the Indies, with the Giralda at the right and the open ground full of carriages, horsemen and passers-by. Title engraved below, in French.

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Original copper engraving of 1715 with the perspective of Seville Cathedral seen from behind and, in the foreground, the Lonja de Mercaderes, the merchants' exchange now the Archive of the Indies, with the Giralda at the right and the open ground full of carriages, horsemen and passers-by. Title engraved below, in French.

From Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1715 under the name of Juan Alvarez de Colmenar; it is the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear in the early 18th century.

Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / engraver: Workshop of Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733)
Date: 1715
Source: Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.3 in (12.5 x 16 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.5 in (16.4 x 19 cm)
Condition: Fair. Toned laid paper, with the remains of an old mount that have left two lighter bands at left and right and a central vertical crease; the image is complete and well printed.

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