Columna rostrata and Meta sudans, Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (series title), Left: the Columna rostrata, a column of honor with decorations in the form of prow of defeated Carthaginian ships, erected on the Roman Forum in honor of Gaius Duilius. Right: the Meta Sudans, a monumental fountain that stood in the square southwest of the Colosseum. Top left and right cartouches with text., print maker: anonymous, publisher: Antonio Lafreri, (mentioned on object), print maker: Italy, publisher: Rome, 1575, paper, engraving, height 451 mm × width 306 mm


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