Elvas and the Fort of Santa Lucia - Van der Aa Engraving - 1707
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Original 1707 engraving with the fortress town of Elvas, in the Portuguese Alentejo, seen from above with the whole of its bastioned enceinte, and in the distance the fort of Santa Lucia. Lettered below with the original title «Elvas. 1. Le Fort de S. Lucie».
Original 1707 engraving with the fortress town of Elvas, in the Portuguese Alentejo, seen from above with the whole of its bastioned enceinte, and in the distance the fort of Santa Lucia. Lettered below with the original title «Elvas. 1. Le Fort de S. Lucie».
It comes from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Pieter van der Aa, published in Leiden (Holland) in 1707 and attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar: the most fully illustrated work on Spain and Portugal of the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733), publisher of the work.
Date: 1707.
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707.
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.9 x 2.8 in (12.5 x 7 cm); sheet 6.4 x 3.5 in (16.3 x 9 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with the light toning natural to paper of the period.
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Original 1707 engraving with the fortress town of Elvas, in the Portuguese Alentejo, seen from above with the whole of its bastioned enceinte, and in the distance the fort of Santa Lucia. Lettered below with the original title «Elvas. 1. Le Fort de S. Lucie».