Specimen, seu, Perfecta urbis antiquae imago. Du Pérac, Etienne, -1604, cartographer. anno MDLXXIII [1573] The smaller bird's-eye view of ancient Rome by Du Pérac. At lower left: STEPHANVS / DV PERAC / ARCHITEC / ... / Specimen, seu, Perfecta urbis antiquae / At lower right, ornamented tablet with keys numbered 1 to 100 ( 91) and epigram titled De vestigi[i]s urbis antiquae. Oriented with east at top. Relief conveyed pictorially. Getty copy trimmed slightly within image. Narrow vertical section cut out and the two remaining sections rejoined with overlap, resulting in loss to i
Specimen, seu, Perfecta urbis antiquae imago. Du Pérac, Etienne, -1604, cartographer. anno MDLXXIII [1573] The smaller bird's-eye view of ancient Rome by Du Pérac. At lower left: STEPHANVS / DV PERAC / ARCHITEC / ... / Specimen, seu, Perfecta urbis antiquae / At lower right, ornamented tablet with keys numbered 1 to 100 ( 91) and epigram titled De vestigi[i]s urbis antiquae. Oriented with east at top. Relief conveyed pictorially. Getty copy trimmed slightly within image. Narrow vertical section cut out and the two remaining sections rejoined with overlap, resulting in loss to image of about 1/2 cm in width. Grid on recto of faint pencil lines about cm apart. Paper reinforcing strips on verso. Hinged onto heavy stock at top edge and matted.
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