Subject: Heraldry - Austria, Spain
Period: 1720 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Historique
Color: Black & White
Size:
39.8 x 15.7 inches
101.1 x 39.9 cm
This interesting sheet contains elaborate family trees showing the royal lineages of the House of Austria (or the Habsburgs) and Spain. The sheet is decorated with two elaborate coats of arms. It also features two intricately engraved views, one depicting El Escorial, a residence of the King of Spain, and the other showing Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, historically the summer residence of the Habsburgs. Printed on two joined sheet, as issued.
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Condition: A
A sharp impression on paper with two Strasbourg Bend & Lily watermarks. There is a hint of offsetting.