Granada, the Masmorras Dungeons - Van der Aa Engraving - 1707
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Original 1707 engraving with the dungeons of Granada: the silos hollowed out of the hill where Christian captives were shut up, beside the hermitage of Los Mártires and with the ruins of the wall at the left. Lettered below with the original title «Cavernes à Grenade, nommées Masmorras» and its numbered key.
Original 1707 engraving with the dungeons of Granada: the silos hollowed out of the hill where Christian captives were shut up, beside the hermitage of Los Mártires and with the ruins of the wall at the left. Lettered below with the original title «Cavernes à Grenade, nommées Masmorras» and its numbered key.
It comes from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Pieter van der Aa, published in Leiden (Holland) in 1707 (first edition) and attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar: the most fully illustrated work on Spain 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 6.3 in (12.5 x 16 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.5 in (16.4 x 19 cm).
Condition: Good condition; a light central fold from the binding, natural to a book leaf.
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Original 1707 engraving with the dungeons of Granada: the silos hollowed out of the hill where Christian captives were shut up, beside the hermitage of Los Mártires and with the ruins of the wall at the left. Lettered below with the original title «Cavernes à Grenade, nommées Masmorras» and its numbered key.