1875 Reclus print IBIZA, BALEARIC ISLANDS, SPAIN, #59

Description: Reclus01_59 1875 Reclus print IBIZA, BALEARIC ISLANDS, SPAIN, #59 Nice print titled Entree du port d'Ibiza, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, approx. page size 28 x 19 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol., 1875-94 (In English: The Earth and Its Inhabitants, 1878-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Ibiza, also spelled Iviza, or Ivica, island, Balearic Islands provincia and comunidad autónoma (“autonomous community”), Spain, one of the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean. It lies 50 mi (80 km) southwest of Majorca and has an area of 221 sq mi (572 sq km). A strategic point of great importance in ancient times, the island was inhabited by the Phoenicians and Carthaginians and has some notable archaeological sites, relics from which are housed in the Archaeological Museum at Ibiza city. The island's hilly relief, culminating in La Atalaya (1,558 ft [475 m]), is truncated in the central northern coast to form a costa brava (“rugged coast”) with cliffs exceeding 800 ft in height and penetrated by calas (small coves). There are several irrigated lowlands (huertas), and the hillsides are intensively terraced. Agriculture is mainly of a subsistence nature, but almonds, dried figs, and apricots are exported. Salt produced by the evaporation of seawater has been the main export for centuries (about 70,000 tons annually). Fish and charcoal, surplus to local needs, are also sent to the mainland. Because of its mild winter climate and its beaches, the island enjoys a substantial tourist trade. Most of the inhabitants live on farms and small villages scattered throughout the island, Ibiza city being the main centre and the only urban settlement. Pop. (1970) city, 16,943; island (1981), 60,937. Ibiza Town, Ibiza is a city and municipality located on the southeast coast of the island of Ibiza in the Balearic Islands autonomous community. Although called Ibiza in Spanish, its official Catalan name is Eivissa (as restored in 1986) and its inhabitants call it Vila d'Eivissa or simply Vila. It's divided into two main parts: the old town, called D'Alt Vila (literally "Upper Town"), located in the little mountain by the sea, and the modern part, called Eixample. On top of Dalt Vila there's the cathedral of Santa Maria d'Eivissa (14th century). There's also the punic necropolis of Puig des Molins. The city, which has a population of 44,114 (2007), is the capital and most populous settlement of the island and of the Illes Pitiüses group (which includes Ibiza and Formentera). It is widely known for its extravagant nightlife. Two of the island's most luxurious nightclubs, Pacha and El Divino, are located in Ibiza Town itself whereas Space is located just south of the town, near the airport.

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