Sketches from the basque provinces of Spain, illustrative of the character and costume of the basques and the scenery of the northern provinces
Format date:
1839
Topic date:
1839
Physical description:
1 37 x 27 cm engraving on a 54 x 36 cm page; col
Notes:
Autographed. Description by the autores: The general costume of the field-labourers of the province of Guipuzcoa. The implements of husbandry in the foreground are used in the manner of a spade, obviating the use of the plough; a process of turning the soil, which, though slower is infinitely the more effectual. This class of basques evince an antipathy to wearing the jacket in the ordinary way...
Subjects:
Science and Technology-Tools-Farming Objects-Farming tools Leisure-Clothing Trades-Peasants Trades-Shepherds Natural landscape-Mountains