Cordoba, Spain - General View - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original antique engraving with the general view of Cordoba from the meadows of the Guadalquivir, with the Roman bridge, the cathedral-mosque and the sierra beyond. At the foot, a numbered key identifies sixteen buildings and sites in the city, among them the Royal Palace and that of the Archbishop.
Original antique engraving with the general view of Cordoba from the meadows of the Guadalquivir, with the Roman bridge, the cathedral-mosque and the sierra beyond. At the foot, a numbered key identifies sixteen buildings and sites in the city, among them the Royal Palace and that of the Archbishop.
It comes from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published by the Dutch bookseller and engraver Pieter van der Aa in Leiden and attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar; it is the most fully illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1715 (the first edition of the work is of 1707).
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden.
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.2 in (12.4 x 15.7 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.2 in (16.4 x 18.3 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with the light toning natural to period paper.
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Original antique engraving with the general view of Cordoba from the meadows of the Guadalquivir, with the Roman bridge, the cathedral-mosque and the sierra beyond. At the foot, a numbered key identifies sixteen buildings and sites in the city, among them the Royal Palace and that of the Archbishop.