Biscay, Guipuzcoa and Alava - Original Van der Aa Engraved Map - 1715
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Original engraved map titled Nouvelle Carte de Biscaye, avec les grands Chemins, etc., covering Biscay, Guipuzcoa and Alava with the royal roads of the day, and the Cantabrian coast from Santander to San Sebastian and Fuenterrabia. Upper left, a cartouche with two putti holding the arms of Biscaia; compass rose and scales in Germanic and Spanish miles.
Original engraved map titled Nouvelle Carte de Biscaye, avec les grands Chemins, etc., covering Biscay, Guipuzcoa and Alava with the royal roads of the day, and the Cantabrian coast from Santander to San Sebastian and Fuenterrabia. Upper left, a cartouche with two putti holding the arms of Biscaia; compass rose and scales in Germanic and Spanish miles.
From Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal by Juan Alvarez de Colmenar, published in Leiden (Holland) by Pieter van der Aa in 1715, the most heavily illustrated work on Spain to appear in the early 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Artist / engraver: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1715
Source: Juan Alvarez de Colmenar, Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden
Dimensions: Image 4.8 x 6.3 in (12.3 x 16 cm); sheet 6.5 x 6.9 in (16.4 x 17.5 cm)
Condition: Good condition, crisp plate mark; paper with the age toning of the period and short margins
1707
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Original engraved map titled Nouvelle Carte de Biscaye, avec les grands Chemins, etc., covering Biscay, Guipuzcoa and Alava with the royal roads of the day, and the Cantabrian coast from Santander to San Sebastian and Fuenterrabia. Upper left, a cartouche with two putti holding the arms of Biscaia; compass rose and scales in Germanic and Spanish miles.