River Fish Weir - Original Sáñez Reguart Engraving - 18th Century

Original 18th-century engraving of a fixed river fish weir: the dam of timber and stone caissons that channels the water toward the traps, with workmen on it, the mill, the mountains beyond and, above, figures 2 and 3 detailing the trap and the basket.

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. III. Pag. 257. Lam. XXXIX".

Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Date: 18th century.
Source: Antonio Sáñez Reguart, "Diccionario histórico de los artes de la pesca nacional", Madrid, 1791-1795; vol. III, p. 257, engraving XXXIX.
Dimensions: 7.4 x 10.6 in (18.8 x 26.8 cm).
Condition: Good impression on clean laid paper, with light foxing spots and small losses at the edges, outside the plate mark.