Original copper engraving of 1715 with the view of Cartama in the province of Malaga: the village spread over the flank of the hill and crowned by the ruins of its castle, with the fertile plain in front and the sierras closing the horizon. Below, a cartouche with the title and the key "1. Las sierras de Malaga. 2. Camino para Malaga".
Original copper engraving of 1715 with the view of Cartama in the province of Malaga: the village spread over the flank of the hill and crowned by the ruins of its castle, with the fertile plain in front and the sierras closing the horizon. Below, a cartouche with the title and the key "1. Las sierras de Malaga. 2. Camino para Malaga".
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 6.2 in (12.5 x 15.8 cm); sheet 6.4 x 7.2 in (16.2 x 18.4 cm)
Condition: Good. Clean laid paper, with light toning; a horizontal crease in the lower margin, outside the image.