A detailed map of Rome by a French architect

LETAROUILLY, Paul.

Plan Topogrraphique de Rome Moderne Avec les changemens et Accroissemens nouveau.
Paris, Letarouilly, 1841. Steel-engraved map, dissected and laid on linen, as issued. Total 575 x 800mm.

A finely-engraved plan of Rome, with extensive keys of buildings. The decorative vignette is divided between Classical and Renaissance themes.
Paul-Marie Letarouilly (1795-1855) first visited Rome in 1820. His 'Édifices de Rome moderne', filled with his drawings and published in five volumes between 1825-82, is important for reviving interest in the architectural splendour of Renaissance Rome.


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