Original 1715 engraving with a general view of Antequera (Malaga) seen from the fields, the castle on the height and the sierra behind. Below, the engraved title "Antequera" and a numbered key identifying the castle, the main church, the roads to Malaga and Seville, San Sebastián and the Trinitarians.
Original 1715 engraving with a general view of Antequera (Malaga) seen from the fields, the castle on the height and the sierra behind. Below, the engraved title "Antequera" and a numbered key identifying the castle, the main church, the roads to Malaga and Seville, San Sebastián and the Trinitarians.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal by Pieter van der Aa, published in Leiden in 1715 and signed with the pseudonym Juan Álvarez de Colmenar. It is the most heavily illustrated work on Spain to appear in the early 18th century and one of the principal sources of Spanish town views of the period.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Engraver: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1715
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715, no. 115
Dimensions: 6.7 x 6.1 in (17 x 15.5 cm)
Condition: Good condition, crisp impression. Paper somewhat toned, with light cockling and small irregularities at the edges.