Bilder Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733) – Map of ancient Rome and its monuments – Engraving (1713)

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Antiquae Urbis Romae Imago Accuratiss. This engraving presents a detailed bird eye view and map of ancient Rome as it was during the imperial era. The composition illustrates the dense urban fabric within the Aurelian walls, featuring major monuments such as the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Circus Maximus, and the various imperial forums. The Tiber River snakes through the city, with bridges and the Trastevere district clearly defined. The map is framed by two large architectural columns; the left column contains a long list of numbered landmarks, while the right column provides a secondary key to the city's sites. In the lower left corner, a decorative cartouche includes an explanatory Latin text and figures, while the lower right corner features an allegorical grouping of figures near a pedestal. This work was published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa as part of his extensive topographic and historical publications.

Pieter van der Aa was a prolific Dutch publisher, editor, and bookseller based in Leiden during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. He is renowned for his ambitious production of maps, atlases, and monumental series on the antiquities and geography of various European regions and distant lands. Van der Aa was a master of the compilation and re-engraving of existing cartographic and topographic works, often enhancing them with elaborate baroque borders and decorative elements. His most significant contributions include the Galerie Agreable du Monde and various scholarly volumes on classical archaeology. His work played a vital role in the dissemination of visual and geographical knowledge across Europe during the Enlightenment.

Artist or Maker: Pieter van der Aa.

Dimensions: Approximately 54 cm x 63 cm.

Medium: Engraving.

Date: 1713.

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