Cadiz, Tunny Fishing or Almadraba - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original 1715 engraving of the almadraba, the tunny fishery on the coast of Cadiz: a long line of men hauls the net toward the beach, with the city and the bay behind. A numbered key below identifies eight points, among them Chipiona and the point of Sanlucar.
Original 1715 engraving of the almadraba, the tunny fishery on the coast of Cadiz: a long line of men hauls the net toward the beach, with the city and the bay behind. A numbered key below identifies eight points, among them Chipiona and the point of Sanlucar.
From Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal by Juan Alvarez de Colmenar, published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden, the most profusely illustrated work on Spain of the early eighteenth century. Van der Aa was one of the great Dutch publishers of illustrated travel books.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Publisher and engraver: Pieter van der Aa, Leiden
Date: 1715 (second edition)
Source: Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Alvarez de Colmenar
Dimensions: 7.5 x 6.2 in (19 x 15.7 cm)
Condition: Good. Central binding fold as usual for a folded engraving and deckle edges in the left margin
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Original 1715 engraving of the almadraba, the tunny fishery on the coast of Cadiz: a long line of men hauls the net toward the beach, with the city and the bay behind. A numbered key below identifies eight points, among them Chipiona and the point of Sanlucar.