Granada, Walled-Up City Gate - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1707
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Original copper engraving of a walled-up gate in the city wall of Granada, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1707. The view shows the gate tower on its round bastion and the curtain wall with the houses behind, under the original French title.
Original copper engraving of a walled-up gate in the city wall of Granada, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1707. The view shows the gate tower on its round bastion and the curtain wall with the houses behind, under the original French title.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, the most fully illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century. The upper right corner keeps the page reference of the volume (Pag. 502).
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1707.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707 (first edition).
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.3 in (12.5 x 16 cm); sheet 5.7 x 7.5 in (14.5 x 19 cm).
Condition: Good. Central vertical binding fold and one very faint line of text below the title cartouche.
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Original copper engraving of a walled-up gate in the city wall of Granada, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1707. The view shows the gate tower on its round bastion and the curtain wall with the houses behind, under the original French title.