Original engraving with the plan of Gerona (Girona) and its fortified surroundings: the walled enclosure on the banks of the Ter, the castle, the Capuchin suburb and the hillside forts that covered the city, all numbered in the key below.
Original engraving with the plan of Gerona (Girona) and its fortified surroundings: the walled enclosure on the banks of the Ter, the castle, the Capuchin suburb and the hillside forts that covered the city, all numbered in the key below.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa and attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar.
Medium: Copper engraving on copper.
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1715.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden (Holland).
Dimensions: Plate mark 2.6 x 4.9 in (6.6 x 12.4 cm); sheet 3.7 x 6.4 in (9.4 x 16.3 cm).
Condition: Good; a small dark stain beside the title cartouche at the lower right corner, and light toning of the paper.