Subject: Rome, Italy
Period: 1829 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
31.6 x 24.4 inches
80.3 x 62 cm
This superb, large map is a highly detailed bird's-eye plan of Rome. Roads and major sites are named, and the 14 administrative divisions of Rome, known as "Rioni," are numbered and named at top right. Surrounding the plan are 16 insets depicting floor plans of important buildings. Dissected in 20 panels and backed with linen. Engraved by Pietro Ruga and sold by Niecola de Antoni.
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Condition: B+
A crisp impression with light soiling and a number of short separations of the linen between the panels.