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| Keywords: 1721 Chatelain Plan or Map of Rome, Italy - Geographicus - Rome-chatelain-1720.jpg A highly detailed 1721 map of Rome and a splendid example of Henri Chatelain's magnificent engraving Covers the walled center of Rome on either side of the Tiber from the Porta del Popolo to the Porta St Paola Shows major streets with important buildings including the Vatican Coliseum Pantheon and numerous other monuments drawn in profile The lower quadrants of the map are occupied by extensive tabular data relating to various constructions and the history of Rome There are ten inset views showing important Roman buildings these include St Pierre St Paul St Sebastian St Bastiane St Crois de Jerusalem St Lorenzo and St Marie Maggior the Palaise du Pape the Palais de St Pierre and St Marie A further inset map in the upper left quadrant shows Rome's situation relative to nearby cities and the Mediterranean Engraved by Henri de Chatelain for volume 1 of the 1721 issue of the Atlas Historique 1721 undated Size in 17 5 13 5 object history credit line accession number Rome-chatelain-1720 Chatelain H A <i>Atlas Historique</i> vol 1 1721 edition Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Old maps of Rome 1721 maps French language maps of Italy | ||||
