Roman Hills, Aqueducts and Roads: An Early 18th Century Map by Jan Goeree, 1704

Description

This richly engraved map of Rome and its environs entitled "Urbis Cum Vicis Seu Pagis Adiacentibus Dissertationi III De Aq … more This richly engraved map of Rome and its environs entitled "Urbis Cum Vicis Seu Pagis Adiacentibus Dissertationi III De Aq et Aqueaed Veteris Promae Praemissa Authore Raph Fabretto Gast f. Urbinate" from Francois Desseine's Beschrijving van oud en niew Rome verdeelt in drie deelen. The work was engraved by Jan Goeree (1670-1731) and published by Francois Halma (1653-1722) in Amsterdam in 1704. The map appears mounted on a wall with a glimpse of architecture in the background on the left. A half naked female mythical god with an animal, possibly a greyhound, is seated in the left corner looking at two putti who hold open a book to the title page. Cartographic instruments and a linear scale are below the map to the right. The map depicts Rome with its seven hills (and one additional) to the left and above center, with many roads about the city, including Via Appia (the Appian Way) to the south. The Tiber River (Tiberis Fl.) and the many Roman aqueducts are also depicted.
This somewhat whimsical map of Rome is printed on laid, chain-linked paper with wide margins. The sheet measures 20.75" high and 24.75" wide. There is a vertical center fold, as issued and one small spot in the lower right margin of the map on the wall and another at the upper left edge of the sheet. It is otherwise in very good condition. less