The Alhambra of Granada - Engraving by Pieter van der Aa - 1707
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Original 1707 engraving with the general view of the hill of the Alhambra of Granada. The numbered key below, under the title «Alhambre», identifies nine references: the palace of the Moorish kings, that of the Christian kings, the Generalife, the cathedral, the wall of Granada and the mountains of Alhama, among others.
Original 1707 engraving with the general view of the hill of the Alhambra of Granada. The numbered key below, under the title «Alhambre», identifies nine references: the palace of the Moorish kings, that of the Christian kings, the Generalife, the cathedral, the wall of Granada and the mountains of Alhama, among others.
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 6.1 in (12.5 x 15.6 cm); sheet 6.4 x 7.0 in (16.3 x 17.7 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 general view of the hill of the Alhambra of Granada. The numbered key below, under the title «Alhambre», identifies nine references: the palace of the Moorish kings, that of the Christian kings, the Generalife, the cathedral, the wall of Granada and the mountains of Alhama, among others.