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A very brief history of Pompeii in plans:
Historically, the hill that covered the ancient city of #Pompeii was known as ‘La Civita’ – the settlement.
Gaultier 1754
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#cartography @_MiBACT #viaggioinitalia #ArTyouReady #paesaggioitaliano
Historically, the hill that covered the ancient city of #Pompeii was known as ‘La Civita’ – the settlement.
Gaultier 1754
raremaps.com/gallery/detail…
#cartography @_MiBACT #viaggioinitalia #ArTyouReady #paesaggioitaliano
While excavation of #Pompeii was in its infancy plans of the city were being made and I love that they are barely identifiable as being the ancient city we see today.
Lapatie 1776
Piranesi 1792 (detail)
La Vega 1800
#cartography for @_MiBACT #viaggioinitalia
Lapatie 1776
Piranesi 1792 (detail)
La Vega 1800
#cartography for @_MiBACT #viaggioinitalia
Under the auspices of French rule at the start of the 19th cent, excavations in #Pompeii opened up huge swathes of the ancient site & the city walls were uncovered revealing the extent of the urban area.
Unknown 1800
De Jorio 1825
#cartography for @_MiBACT #viaggioinitalia
Unknown 1800
De Jorio 1825
#cartography for @_MiBACT #viaggioinitalia
