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Friday, July 13, 2012

Pietro Ruga, PIANTA DELLA CITTA DI ROMA -- incisione -- 1823

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Pianta Della Citta di Roma, con la Indicazione di tutte le Antichita e Nuovi Abbellimenti.

An engraving by Pietro Ruga, published by Venanzio Monaldini in 1823.

A beautifully engraved large-scale map of Rome.

Along the sides are 16 vignette views of important locations and buildings within the city.

Some are of Roman ruins, including
 the Pantheon of Agrippa,
Trajan's Column,
Pyramid of Cestio and the
Coliseum.

In the lower right is a key to the 14 neighborhoods of the city.


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