Alcazar of Toledo and the Square - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original copper engraving of the Alcazar of Toledo, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1715. It shows the front of the palace raised on the rocky scarp, with the square and the houses of the city below and the sierra behind.
Original copper engraving of the Alcazar of Toledo, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1715. It shows the front of the palace raised on the rocky scarp, with the square and the houses of the city below and the sierra behind.
From the second edition of 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 print carries its number (54) in the lower right corner.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1715.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715 (second edition).
Dimensions: Image 5.0 x 6.3 in (12.8 x 16 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.8 in (15.4 x 17.2 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper lightly toned and short margins.
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Original copper engraving of the Alcazar of Toledo, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1715. It shows the front of the palace raised on the rocky scarp, with the square and the houses of the city below and the sierra behind.