Tuna Almadraba Fishery at Cadiz - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1707
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Original copper engraving of the tuna fishery on the coast of Cadiz: the fishermen hauling the net, the tents and ovens of the almadraba and, behind, the city, Rota, Chipiona and Sanlúcar marked with numbers. The title below reads "Pêche des thons à Cadix".
Original copper engraving of the tuna fishery on the coast of Cadiz: the fishermen hauling the net, the tents and ovens of the almadraba and, behind, the city, Rota, Chipiona and Sanlúcar marked with numbers. The title below reads "Pêche des thons à Cadix".
It comes from Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1707: the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa, Leiden
Date: 1707
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.9 x 6.3 in (12.4 x 16 cm); Sheet 6.5 x 7.5 in (16.4 x 19 cm)
Condition: Good; paper somewhat toned at the edges, with the central binding fold.
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Original copper engraving of the tuna fishery on the coast of Cadiz: the fishermen hauling the net, the tents and ovens of the almadraba and, behind, the city, Rota, Chipiona and Sanlúcar marked with numbers. The title below reads "Pêche des thons à Cadix".