Plan of Lerida, Spain - Original Van der Aa Copper Engraving - 1707
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Original engraved plan of Lerida at the beginning of the 18th century, showing the bastioned enclosure on the hill, the river Segre and the surrounding roads. A numbered key below reads "1 Château, 2 Pont, 3 Fort, 4 Garden".
Original engraved plan of Lerida at the beginning of the 18th century, showing the bastioned enclosure on the hill, the river Segre and the surrounding roads. A numbered key below reads "1 Château, 2 Pont, 3 Fort, 4 Garden".
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 6.3 in (12.5 x 16 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.2 in (16.4 x 18.2 cm)
Condition: Good condition; paper somewhat toned, with the central binding fold and light staining in the lower margin.
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Original engraved plan of Lerida at the beginning of the 18th century, showing the bastioned enclosure on the hill, the river Segre and the surrounding roads. A numbered key below reads "1 Château, 2 Pont, 3 Fort, 4 Garden".