Loja, Granada, Spain - Original Van der Aa Copper Engraving - 1707
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Original copper engraving with the general view of Loja, Granada, seen from the sierra: the town spread along the valley, the fortress on the height, and hunters in the foreground. The title below reads "Loxa", the old spelling of the place name.
Original copper engraving with the general view of Loja, Granada, seen from the sierra: the town spread along the valley, the fortress on the height, and hunters in the foreground. The title below reads "Loxa", the old spelling of the place name.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, published by Pieter van der Aa in 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 6.2 in (12.5 x 15.8 cm); sheet 6.4 x 7.4 in (16.2 x 18.9 cm)
Condition: Good condition; paper somewhat toned, with the central binding fold and a small closed tear in the right margin, outside the plate mark.
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Original copper engraving with the general view of Loja, Granada, seen from the sierra: the town spread along the valley, the fortress on the height, and hunters in the foreground. The title below reads "Loxa", the old spelling of the place name.