Portugal and the Algarve Map - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Antique map of Portugal and the Algarve, an original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa, 1715, showing the main roads, a compass rose and a cartouche with the arms of Portugal and the Algarve held by two putti. The engraved title below reads "Nouvelle Carte du Portugal et Algarve, avec les grands Chemins, etc.".
Antique map of Portugal and the Algarve, an original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa, 1715, showing the main roads, a compass rose and a cartouche with the arms of Portugal and the Algarve held by two putti. The engraved title below reads "Nouvelle Carte du Portugal et Algarve, avec les grands Chemins, etc.".
From "Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal" (Leiden, 1715), the most profusely illustrated work on the Iberian Peninsula published in the early eighteenth century, whose text is credited to Juan Alvarez de Colmenar.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1715
Source: Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.1 in (12.4 x 15.6 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.9 in (15.5 x 17.4 cm)
Condition: Good, with the toning normal to paper of the period and clean margins
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Antique map of Portugal and the Algarve, an original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa, 1715, showing the main roads, a compass rose and a cartouche with the arms of Portugal and the Algarve held by two putti. The engraved title below reads "Nouvelle Carte du Portugal et Algarve, avec les grands Chemins, etc.".