20795 Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Edward Stanford, London, nd c.1850s. Hand-coloured steel-engraved map, 33 x 42, showing a 2.5 square kilometer area of Rome, mostly detailing the east bank of the Tiber, but including the Vatican, St. Peters and the Castello St. Anjelo on the north-west bank. Very detailed, and including large key table of important historical buildings - churches, baths, houses of Roman authors, etc. Also includes a series of engravings of many of these buildings at base. An early edition with no sign of railways. Wide margins, no foxing or tears, paper pleasantly creamy with age, VG+. framed and glazed ... other cities available - enquires. $350.00AUD
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