Granada, View of the City - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original 1715 engraving with a general view of Granada: the city spreads out at the foot of the sierra and in the foreground a group of muleteers and riders crosses the plain. A numbered key below identifies eight points, among them the cathedral, the Alhambra, the Antequeruela and the Sierra Nevada.
Original 1715 engraving with a general view of Granada: the city spreads out at the foot of the sierra and in the foreground a group of muleteers and riders crosses the plain. A numbered key below identifies eight points, among them the cathedral, the Alhambra, the Antequeruela and the Sierra Nevada.
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: 7.3 x 6.2 in (18.5 x 15.7 cm)
Condition: Good. Central binding fold as usual for a folded engraving and a small damp stain in the right margin of the image
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Original 1715 engraving with a general view of Granada: the city spreads out at the foot of the sierra and in the foreground a group of muleteers and riders crosses the plain. A numbered key below identifies eight points, among them the cathedral, the Alhambra, the Antequeruela and the Sierra Nevada.