View of Gibraltar - Original Van der Aa Copper Engraving - 1707
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Original 1707 engraving with the view of Gibraltar from the sea, lettered at the foot "Vue de Gibraltar". The castle on the rock, the walled town below and the mole can be seen, with ships and smaller craft in the foreground.
Original 1707 engraving with the view of Gibraltar from the sea, lettered at the foot "Vue de Gibraltar". The castle on the rock, the walled town below and the mole can be seen, with ships and smaller craft in the foreground.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published at Leiden by Pieter van der Aa in 1707. The print records the appearance of the stronghold in the years immediately after its capture in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1707 (first edition).
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707; p. 478.
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.2 in (12.4 x 15.7 cm); sheet 6.4 x 7.5 in (16.2 x 19 cm).
Condition: Good; central binding fold, clean paper with an occasional isolated speck.
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Original 1707 engraving with the view of Gibraltar from the sea, lettered at the foot "Vue de Gibraltar". The castle on the rock, the walled town below and the mole can be seen, with ships and smaller craft in the foreground.