Map of Granada by Francisco Dalmau (1831)

This map of the city of Granada, drawn by Francisco Dalmau, was first published in 1796. This copy from 1831, preserved in the Map Library of the National Geographic Institute of Spain, is a reissue with the necessary modifications to show the state of the city in 1831. All the modifications in this new version are detailed at the bottom.

The map is oriented with east at the top and is accompanied by a detailed list of streets, slopes, promenades, squares, churches, monasteries, hospitals, public buildings, gates, rivers, bridges, and roads leading out of the city. In addition, all the elements found within the Alhambra Fortress are also detailed.

The map still shows the River Darro flowing through the historic city centre to its mouth on the River Genil, along with many of the 14 bridges that crossed the river during the Middle Ages. Between the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century, the river was buried underground, and many of these bridges are still preserved in the city's subsoil.

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