Print Size: approx. 7"x 11" Blank on Reverse Artist and/or Engravers listed in Print or margin: E. Grandsire/Ch. Barbant |
Condition: The image is in very good condition. Margins lightly tanned. (see full scan for margin condition) . Printed on a watermarked linen vellum paper. Any imperfections are barely noticeable and are only mentioned to give a complete and thorough description. This beautiful old antique/vintage picture would look wonderful matted and framed!.
Title (what it says on the print): GORGE OF THE TAGUS.
Subject: Spain, Spanish, Portugal, Europe, European, line art, engraving, black and white, b&w.
Subject information from Columbia University Press: Tagus , Span. Tajo, Port. Tejo, river, c.585 mi (940 km) long, rising in the mountains E of Madrid, E Spain, and draining the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. The Tagus flows northwest through the mountains, past Teruel, then north across the Meseta of central Spain, past Toledo, to form part of the Spanish-Portuguese border. Entering Portugal, it flows southwest, past Santarém and into the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon. The estuary of the Tagus (12 mi/19 km long) is one of Europe's finest harbors; one of the longest suspension bridges in Europe, the Ponte 25 de Abril, spans the estuary. The Tagus is navigable for c.80 mi (130 km) upstream. Its lower and upper courses pass through deep gorges and are broken by waterfalls. Many dams and reservoirs have been built on the Tagus and its tributaries to generate hydroelectric power and provide water for irrigation. There have been efforts to reforest the land surrounding the river. The chief tributaries of the Tagus are the Alagón and Jarama rivers.