Spain, El Escorial, Madrid, lot with 12 views P. van der Aa, 1707
Set of 12 (!) early 18th century copper engravings with views of the outside and inside of the famous palace/monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial outside of Madrid.
Pieter (or Pierre) van der Aa is the editor of the work ´Les royaumes d'Espagne et de Portugal, représentés en tailles-douces tres-exactes, dessinées sur les lieux mémes, qui comprennent les principales villes, forteresses, montagnes, eglises, monastéres, maisons royales, palais …´, first published in Dutch in the city of Leiden in 1707. It is a book containing 165 numbered engravings with views and maps of regions and cities in Spain. That same year, the French edition of this work appeared, which would be republished, also in French, in 1715 and 1741.
Very good condition. Clean and strong paper. Never folded and wide margins. Hand-colored. Reverse side blank
Images 12,5x15cm on sheets of 18x22cm