View of Loja (Loxa), Granada - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1707
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General view of Loja, lettered Loxa in the cartouche, engraved on copper and published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1707. The town spreads across the valley with the fortress at its center and the sierras closing the horizon, muleteers in the foreground.
General view of Loja, lettered Loxa in the cartouche, engraved on copper and published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1707. The town spreads across the valley with the fortress at its center and the sierras closing the horizon, muleteers in the foreground.
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. 522).
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 6.2 in (12.5 x 15.8 cm); sheet 6.4 x 7.4 in (16.2 x 18.9 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper with slight creases and cockling in the margins; no noticeable stains.
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General view of Loja, lettered Loxa in the cartouche, engraved on copper and published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1707. The town spreads across the valley with the fortress at its center and the sierras closing the horizon, muleteers in the foreground.