Medieval document by notary public Guillem Batlle about the famous Pont del Diable (Devil’s bridge) in Martorell (Baix Llobregat, Catalonia). 17 September 1287Martorell,Latin record on vellum, c. 18,5 x 19cm, expertly written in brown ink...
Estimation :
2000 / 3000
Adjudication :
Invendu
Description
(some marginal staining, tiny hole in blank bottom part). Kept in a cloth box. In very good condition
One of the earliest documents on the Devil’s bridge of Martorell. It was constructed in 1283 on the foundations of an earlier Roman bridge, and adorned with a stone chapel on top. The bridge was destroyed in 1939 during the Spanish Civil War, and rebuilt in 1965. It was part of the Roman Via Augusta, and the only bridge crossing the lower valley of the Llobregat, the second longest river in Catalonia. The document, made up by the priest and notary public "Guillelmus Batulus" (Guillem Batlle), confirms that inhabitants of Cervera are exempted from toll (taxes due on crossing the bridge).
One of the earliest documents on the Devil’s bridge of Martorell. It was constructed in 1283 on the foundations of an earlier Roman bridge, and adorned with a stone chapel on top. The bridge was destroyed in 1939 during the Spanish Civil War, and rebuilt in 1965. It was part of the Roman Via Augusta, and the only bridge crossing the lower valley of the Llobregat, the second longest river in Catalonia. The document, made up by the priest and notary public "Guillelmus Batulus" (Guillem Batlle), confirms that inhabitants of Cervera are exempted from toll (taxes due on crossing the bridge).
