2-751-003 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'View of the Acqueduct, near the Alhambra', 19th century, (1907). Landscape near the palace of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, which mainly dates from the 14th century. The aqueduct ensured a constant flow of drinking water to the fortress and palace complex, as well a supply to feed the fountains and pools. From "The Alhambra: being a brief record of the Arabian conquest of the Peninsula with a particular account of the Mohammedan architecture and decoration" by Albert F. Calvert. [John Lane, London & New York, 1907]