Alhambra, Granada, Court of the Myrtles - Van der Aa Engraving - 1707
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Alhambra, Granada, Court of the Myrtles - Van der Aa Engraving - 1707

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Original 1707 copper engraving with the court and the baths of the palace of the old Moorish kings of Granada, the Alhambra. Lettered in French at the foot: "Veuë d'une Cour du Palais et des Bains, des anciens Rois Mores, à Grenade". The view is taken under the portico, with the pool and the cypresses.

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Original 1707 copper engraving with the court and the baths of the palace of the old Moorish kings of Granada, the Alhambra. Lettered in French at the foot: "Veuë d'une Cour du Palais et des Bains, des anciens Rois Mores, à Grenade". The view is taken under the portico, with the pool and the cypresses.

From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1707, the first edition and the most fully illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.

Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1707 (first edition).
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707.
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.3 in (12.5 x 16 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.2 in (16.4 x 18.4 cm).
Condition: Good. A small rust spot in the lower margin.

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