Osuna, Seville - Original Engraving by Pieter van der Aa - 1715

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Original copper engraving with the general view of Osuna in the countryside of Seville: the houses on the hill presided … Read more Original copper engraving with the general view of Osuna in the countryside of Seville: the houses on the hill presided over by the collegiate church, the hermitage on the height at the left and, in the foreground, the farmland with threshing floors and carts. Titled in a cartouche "Ossuna".

From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa, the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear at the beginning of the 18th century.

Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / lithographer: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1715
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715
Dimensions: Plate mark 6.3 x 4.9 in (16 x 12.5 cm); sheet 7.4 x 6.1 in (18.7 x 15.6 cm)
Condition: Toned laid paper with the central binding fold; a small cut at the lower center, on the fold, which does not affect the image, and slight spots in the margins. See less