Original engraved plan of Flix (Tarragona) in 1715, with the meander of the Ebro wrapping around the fortified town. The key below identifies the points marked: "1 Chasteau. 2 Moulin. 3 S. Thomas Hermitage. 4 l'Isle".
Original engraved plan of Flix (Tarragona) in 1715, with the meander of the Ebro wrapping around the fortified town. The key below identifies the points marked: "1 Chasteau. 2 Moulin. 3 S. Thomas Hermitage. 4 l'Isle".
From "Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal", published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in 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: Sheet 3.9 x 6.2 in (10 x 15.8 cm), oblong
Condition: Good, with light toning of the paper and wide margins