ENGRAVING. CARTOGRAPHY OF ALICANTE. VICENTE CAPILLA Y GIL. 1803

Description:
- Engraving Cartography of Alicante. Etching on copper.
- The engraving shows 107 names of the streets of Alicante, a scale of Castilian yardsticks, and a compass rose.
- In addition, it also has 'an explanation of the wadis and conduits of the drains of the city that have diminished the bottom of the Rada reducing it to the feet that the plan indicates in the proximity to the docks in numbers'.
- There is a text that reads: Plan of Alicante and its surroundings drawn up by the Captain of the Frigate and 2nd Naval Engineer D. Manuel Miralles in 1794. Manuel Miralles in the year 1794 with the Docks projected for the formation of the Port that was begun to be built in 1803.
- In the lower right-hand margin is the engraver's identification. V. La Gº Chapel.
- Vicente Capilla y Gil (1767-1817) was a Spanish burin engraver, with a prize for engraving awarded by the institution, and admitted as an academician of merit. He produced important works such as the intaglio cover of the Vulgate Bible and the Allegory of the Franciscan Order of 1792.
- It has a large size, unframed and with some rust spots.
- It is very important that the engraving has a distinctive mark or contrast in order to be able to identify data such as the engraver, the artist, the place where it was printed and other details.

Conservation and Damage:
- General condition Fair
- The engraving has medium-thickness paper of good quality.
- As can be seen in the photographs, it has several rust marks.
- On the upper part there is a small tear which does not affect the text.
- It shows wear typical of it's age.

Comments:
- Measurements are approximate.
- Ideal engraving as a decorative element.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The Engraving for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of it.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.