Catalog Archive
Auction 174, Lot 492
Print View

"Le Cloistre de St. Laurens en Escurial", Langenes, Barent

Subject: San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

Period: 1600 (published)

Publication: Thresor de Chartes

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4.8 x 3.3 inches
12.2 x 8.4 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This miniature engraving gives a bird's-eye perspective of the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, which is about 45 kilometers northwest of Madrid. French text on verso.

The engraving was first published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Barent Langenes in the 1598 edition of the popular Map-treasury. From a French edition, printed by Albert Hendricks.

References: King (2nd ed.) pp. 80-82; Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #Escorial:341.

Condition: B+

A nice impression with light toning and minor foxing.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Unsold

Closed on 9/11/2019

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap