Seine Net Fishing - Original Sáñez Reguart Engraving - 18th Century

Original 18th-century engraving of a fishing scene on the shore: two men standing in the water haul on the net while others gather the catch on the beach, with a village on the rise and sailing ships on the horizon.

It comes from the "Diccionario histórico de los artes de la pesca nacional" by Antonio Sáñez Reguart, published in Madrid between 1791 and 1795, the standard work on Spanish fishing gear of the Ancien Régime and much prized for its copper engravings. The lettering places it: "Dicc. Tom. V. Pag. 251. Lam. L".

Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Date: 1795 (volume V of the work).
Source: Antonio Sáñez Reguart, "Diccionario histórico de los artes de la pesca nacional", Madrid, 1791-1795; vol. V, p. 251, engraving L.
Dimensions: 7.0 x 10.6 in (17.8 x 27 cm).
Condition: Good impression. Margins somewhat trimmed and the sheet backed with a support leaf; light foxing spots.