Royal Palace of Lisbon, Portugal - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original antique copper engraving with a view of the Royal Palace of Lisbon, the Paço da Ribeira, seen from the Tagus, with its great domed tower, the long facade above the quay and several ships in the foreground. From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.
Original antique copper engraving with a view of the Royal Palace of Lisbon, the Paço da Ribeira, seen from the Tagus, with its great domed tower, the long facade above the quay and several ships in the foreground. From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.
It is a record of the first order: the Paço da Ribeira was for some 250 years the main residence of the kings of Portugal and was destroyed in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, never to be rebuilt. Its site is occupied today by the Praça do Comércio, which the people of Lisbon still call the Terreiro do Paço.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1715.
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar; Leiden, 1715.
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.9 x 6.1 in (12.4 x 15.5 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.9 in (15.5 x 17.6 cm).
Condition: Good. Central binding fold, toned paper and a small oxidation spot in the lower right margin.
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Original antique copper engraving with a view of the Royal Palace of Lisbon, the Paço da Ribeira, seen from the Tagus, with its great domed tower, the long facade above the quay and several ships in the foreground. From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.