Granada, City View - Original Van der Aa Copper Engraving - 1707
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Granada, City View - Original Van der Aa Copper Engraving - 1707

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Original copper engraving with the general view of Granada from the vega, with muleteers and riders in the foreground. The key below identifies eight points: the cathedral, the Alhambra, the Albaicín quarter, the Antequeruela, the Sierra Nevada, the Teatinos and Santa Elena.

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Original copper engraving with the general view of Granada from the vega, with muleteers and riders in the foreground. The key below identifies eight points: the cathedral, the Alhambra, the Albaicín quarter, the Antequeruela, the Sierra Nevada, the Teatinos and Santa Elena.

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 7.1 in (16.3 x 18 cm)
Condition: Fair to good; a cut at the center, along the binding fold, with no loss of paper; sheet somewhat toned.

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