Coimbra, Portugal - Bird's-Eye View by Pieter van der Aa - 1715
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Original copper engraving of 1715 with the bird's-eye view of Coimbra: the walled upper town with the cathedral and the university, the aqueduct, the bridge over the Mondego and, above, the arms of Portugal; a compass rose and a numbered key of six points, among them the prisons of the Inquisition.
Original copper engraving of 1715 with the bird's-eye view of Coimbra: the walled upper town with the cathedral and the university, the aqueduct, the bridge over the Mondego and, above, the arms of Portugal; a compass rose and a numbered key of six points, among them the prisons of the Inquisition.
It comes from Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar and published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in 1715, the most illustrated work on the peninsula of the early 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / lithographer: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1715
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden
Dimensions: 6.8 x 6.2 in (17.2 x 15.7 cm)
Condition: Good. Laid paper with the central binding fold usual for the format and slight toning; the image clean and fine in line.
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Original copper engraving of 1715 with the bird's-eye view of Coimbra: the walled upper town with the cathedral and the university, the aqueduct, the bridge over the Mondego and, above, the arms of Portugal; a compass rose and a numbered key of six points, among them the prisons of the Inquisition.