Granada Cistern and Sierra Nevada - Van der Aa Engraving - 1707
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Original 1707 engraving with the great cistern of Granada, a masonry enclosure crowned by a low dome, and the Sierra Nevada beyond. Lettered below with the French title «Citerne à Grenade nommée Algibe» and the reference «1. la Sierra Nevada».
Original 1707 engraving with the great cistern of Granada, a masonry enclosure crowned by a low dome, and the Sierra Nevada beyond. Lettered below with the French title «Citerne à Grenade nommée Algibe» and the reference «1. la Sierra Nevada».
It comes from the work of Juan Álvarez de Colmenar published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in 1707, the most extensive illustrated account of Spain to appear at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: Juan Álvarez de Colmenar.
Engraver: workshop of Pieter van der Aa, Leiden.
Date: 1707.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Pieter van der Aa, Leiden, 1707 (first edition); sheet from page 500.
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.2 in (12.5 x 15.8 cm); sheet 5.7 x 7.1 in (14.5 x 18 cm).
Condition: Vertical centerfold from the binding, with a tear in the central part repaired with an old paste-down. Sound otherwise.
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Original 1707 engraving with the great cistern of Granada, a masonry enclosure crowned by a low dome, and the Sierra Nevada beyond. Lettered below with the French title «Citerne à Grenade nommée Algibe» and the reference «1. la Sierra Nevada».