View of Cadiz from the Harbor, Spain - Van der Aa Original Engraving 1715

Original engraving with the view of Cadiz from the bay: the walls and bastions over the sea, the town with its towers and domes, ships at anchor on the left and rowing and sailing boats in the foreground. Title in the cartouche: "Veüe de Cadix du côté du Port".

From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden (Holland) by Pieter van der Aa in 1715 and attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar: the most fully illustrated work on Spain published in the early eighteenth century.

Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1715
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden (Holland), 1715, print no. 90
Dimensions: 7.0 x 6.3 in (17.7 x 16 cm)
Condition: Good; central vertical binding fold, reinforced on the back with a paper guard, a small hole in the upper part, a small tear in the lower margin, not affecting the image, light even toning of the paper.