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Antique maps > europe > spain and portugal > Antique map of Antiquera by Braun and Hogenberg
Antequera - Braun & Hogenberg, 1575-1612.
Bird's-eye view of Antiquera by G. Hoefnagel.
TRANSLATION OF CARTOUCHE TEXT: Antequera, Spanish town in the Kingdom of Granada, once royal city of the Moors; noteworthy because of its very pleasant position, its abundance of salt, its stone quarries and potteries.
COMMENTARY BY BRAUN: "Antequera is a well-known and splendid city in the Kingdom of Granada. [...] On the mountain it has a magnificent and well-fortified castle, called the Alcazaba, in which the kings of Granada took up their quarters while the Moors were still in control of the country. [...] Many nobles have their comfortable apartments close to the castle, while the surrounding countryside is inhabited by peasants. These are very wealthy, partly due to the fertility of the soil, and partly because of the salt that they extract and collect. For there are many salt springs in the surrounding mountains."
The engraving shows Antequera in front of the towering peaks of the Sierra de los Torcales. In the foreground the depiction of two peasants with a huge earthenware jug symbolizes the flourishing of agriculture, crafts and trade. In AD 711 Antequera was conquered by the Moors and renamed Medina Antaquira. In the 13th century they built an extensive defence system in the town, in order to be able to resist the attacks of the Christian kings during the Reconquista. Among other things, the castle of Alcazaba was built on a hill overlooking the city. Not until 1410 did an army, under the leadership of Ferdinand I of Aragon, succeed in capturing the town. After this, due to its central position in Andalusia, Antequera became an important commercial centre, in which agriculture and crafts flourished. (Taschen)
Size: 35.5 x 50cm (13.8 x 19.4 inches)
Verso text: Latin
Condition: Excellent, superb old colour.
Condition Rating: A+
References: Van der Krogt 4, 178; Taschen, Braun and Hogenberg, p.144.
From: Civitates Orbis Terrarum, ... Part 2. Köln, 1575-1612.
Item number: 22362
Price: 550 Euro
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