Toledo, the Alcazar from the Tagus - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original 1715 engraving with a view of Toledo from the Tagus: the Alcazar crowning the town, the Alcantara bridge and the country houses along the bank. Below, the engraved title "Autre Vue du Palais Royal de Tolede, considere du cote du Tage".
Original 1715 engraving with a view of Toledo from the Tagus: the Alcazar crowning the town, the Alcantara bridge and the country houses along the bank. Below, the engraved title "Autre Vue du Palais Royal de Tolede, considere du cote du Tage".
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: 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 central vertical binding crease inherent to the book and light toning of the paper
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Original 1715 engraving with a view of Toledo from the Tagus: the Alcazar crowning the town, the Alcantara bridge and the country houses along the bank. Below, the engraved title "Autre Vue du Palais Royal de Tolede, considere du cote du Tage".