Original 1715 engraving with the plan of the fortified town of Roses (Girona) and the Trinity Fort, the fleet at anchor in the Mediterranean and the roads to Perpignan, Barcelona and Puigcerdà marked with letters. French title below: Plan de Roses, & du fort de la Trinité.
Original 1715 engraving with the plan of the fortified town of Roses (Girona) and the Trinity Fort, the fleet at anchor in the Mediterranean and the roads to Perpignan, Barcelona and Puigcerdà marked with letters. French title below: Plan de Roses, & du fort de la Trinité.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa under the name of don Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, a pseudonym that has been attributed to the publisher himself. It is the most heavily illustrated work on Spain to appear in the early 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa
Date: 1715
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden
Dimensions: 6.7 x 6.1 in (17 x 15.5 cm)
Condition: Good general condition; paper slightly toned with age and light staining in the margins.