Olivenza, Badajoz - Original Engraving by Pieter van der Aa - 1707
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Original 1707 engraving with the bird's-eye view of Olivenza (Olivença), in the present province of Badajoz, with its complete bastioned enceinte and a few figures looking out from the hill in the foreground. Lettered below with the original title «Olivenca».
Original 1707 engraving with the bird's-eye view of Olivenza (Olivença), in the present province of Badajoz, with its complete bastioned enceinte and a few figures looking out from the hill in the foreground. Lettered below with the original title «Olivenca».
When it was engraved the town was Portuguese: it passed to Spain in 1801, after the War of the Oranges. 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.
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 3.3 in (16.3 x 8.4 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with the light toning natural to paper of the period.
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Original 1707 engraving with the bird's-eye view of Olivenza (Olivença), in the present province of Badajoz, with its complete bastioned enceinte and a few figures looking out from the hill in the foreground. Lettered below with the original title «Olivenca».