Braga, Portugal - Bird's-Eye View - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original 1715 engraving with the bird's-eye view of Braga, "Métropole du Portugal": the walled circuit, the layout of streets and gardens, the river and a numbered key at the foot identifying the cathedral, the archbishop's palace and the Jesuit college.
Original 1715 engraving with the bird's-eye view of Braga, "Métropole du Portugal": the walled circuit, the layout of streets and gardens, the river and a numbered key at the foot identifying the cathedral, the archbishop's palace and the Jesuit college.
It comes from Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa and attributed to the pseudonym Juan Álvarez de Colmenar. It is the most fully illustrated work on Spain and Portugal published at the beginning of the 18th century, and its city views are today the most sought-after images in it.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Date: 1715.
Source: Pieter van der Aa, Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal (Leiden, 1715).
Dimensions: Plate mark 5 x 6.3 in (12.6 x 16 cm); sheet 6.1 x 7.1 in (15.5 x 18.1 cm).
Condition: Fair; folds (one central vertical and two horizontal) and light toning of the paper.
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Original 1715 engraving with the bird's-eye view of Braga, "Métropole du Portugal": the walled circuit, the layout of streets and gardens, the river and a numbered key at the foot identifying the cathedral, the archbishop's palace and the Jesuit college.