Map showing a reconstruction of ancient Rome, Italy
printed March 1553
Engraving on laid paper
sheet: 41.9 x 70.6 cm (16 1/2 x 27 13/16 in.)
DR1979:0245
- Sheet is trimmed within plate mark. Sheet is folded once at c.l. and has several old vertical folds.
inscribed and dated - by the engraver ? in the plate on the image, u.l.: "MICHAEL TRAMIZINVS LECTORIBVS / VRBIS ROMAE CVMPLERISQ VETERVM NOVORVMQ AEDIFICIORVM ET INSIGNIORVM / CERTE IMAGINIBVS DESCRIPTIONEM PYRRHI LIGORII INDVSTRIA PICTAM [...]"; u.r.: "IVLII III PONTIFICIS MAXIMI: NEC NON / SERENISSIMI VENETORVM SENATVS / EDICTO / CAVTVM EST / NE QVIS TABELLAM HANC PRISCAE VRBIS / DESCRIPTIONIS MICHAELIS TRAMEZINI / TABELLIS AENEIS EXCVSAM ROMAE / MENSE MARTIO MDLIII [...]"; l.r.: "IVLIVS DE MVSIS / IN AES INCIDIT / M.D.LIII [in cartouche] / F M / T [in orb]; and in various locations: with names of hills, roads, bridges, major buildings and other features of ancient and christian Rome numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, u.r.: "1" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, verso, u.l.: "1" numbered and dated - by an unknown hand, in pen and brown ink, verso, c.r.: with an inscription, scratched out, including the date "Jan 1681"
Rome; Italy;
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