April 12, 2024
1635 Blaeu Map of Kingdom of Valencia, Spain
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1635 Blaeu Map of Kingdom of Valencia, Spain. This is an authentic copper engraved map from 1635. It is not a modern reproduction. Full title: Valentia regnum Contestani, Ptol. Edentani, Plin. Original Colour! German text on the reverse. Good condition, with age toning at the left side (see scan!). Size of the image: 38 x 50cm (15 x 20 inches) The Kingdom of Valencia (Valencian: Regne de València, IPA: [ˈreŋne ðe vaˈlensia]; Spanish: Reino de Valencia ; Latin: Regnum Valentiae ), located in the eastern shore of the Iberian Peninsula, was one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon. When the Crown of Aragon merged by dynastic union with the Crown of Castile to form the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Valencia became a component realm of the Spanish monarchy. The Kingdom of Valencia was formally created in 1238 when the Moorish taifa of Valencia was taken in the course of the Reconquista. It was dissolved by Philip V of Spain in 1707, by means of the Nueva Planta decrees, as a result of the Spanish War of Succession. During its existence, the Kingdom of Valencia was ruled by the laws and institutions stated in the Furs (charters) of Valencia which granted it wide self-government under the Crown of Aragon and, later on, under the Spanish Kingdom. The boundaries and identity of the present Spanish Autonomous Community of Valencia
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