View of Gibraltar - Original Engraving by Pieter van der Aa - 1715
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View of Gibraltar - Original Engraving by Pieter van der Aa - 1715

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Original antique engraving with the view of Gibraltar from the sea: the Rock crowned by the castle, the walled town at its foot and several lateen-rigged craft and a ship in the bay. An engraving from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.

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Original antique engraving with the view of Gibraltar from the sea: the Rock crowned by the castle, the walled town at its foot and several lateen-rigged craft and a ship in the bay. An engraving from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.

Published by the Dutch bookseller, engraver and geographer Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733) and attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, this work was the most fully illustrated book on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.

Medium: Copper engraving
Publisher: Pieter van der Aa, Leiden
Date: 1715
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.8 x 2.6 in (12.3 x 6.7 cm); sheet 6.3 x 3.9 in (16.1 x 9.8 cm)
Condition: Good condition; central binding fold, toned paper and a slight stain in the left margin.

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