San Adrian Tunnel, Guipuzcoa - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1707
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San Adrian Tunnel, Guipuzcoa - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1707

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Original copper engraving of 1707 with the pass of San Adrián or Lizarrate, in Guipuzcoa: the natural tunnel cut through the rock, carrying the royal road and the inland pilgrim route to Santiago. The caption reads "Le Mont St. Adrien avec son chemin percé dans le roc".

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Original copper engraving of 1707 with the pass of San Adrián or Lizarrate, in Guipuzcoa: the natural tunnel cut through the rock, carrying the royal road and the inland pilgrim route to Santiago. The caption reads "Le Mont St. Adrien avec son chemin percé dans le roc".

From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa, the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear at the beginning of the 18th century, attributed in its French editions to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar.

Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / lithographer: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1707
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.9 x 6.2 in (12.5 x 15.8 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.6 in (15.4 x 16.8 cm)
Condition: Good condition; laid paper evenly toned, with the central binding fold and slight rubbing at the edges.

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