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Arco di Tito
Cartographer / Artist: Domenico Anderson (1854–1938) / Anderson Studio
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 10.5 × 17.1 in (26.7 × 43.4 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking, late-19th-century large-format albumen photograph by the celebrated Anderson studio depicting the iconic Arch of Titus in Rome, featuring a gentleman in a bowler hat standing among classical ruins in the foreground to provide a sense of grand scale.
BIGA DELL'ARCO DI TITO
Cartographer / Artist: Domenico Anderson (1854–1938) / James Anderson Studio
Date: c. 1880–1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.0 × 11.4 in (38.1 × 29.0 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking late 19th-century large-format albumen photograph capturing the intricate classical relief panel from the Arch of Titus, depicting the Emperor Titus in triumph riding a chariot accompanied by historical and allegorical figures.
Foro Romano col Campidoglio
Cartographer / Artist: James Anderson (1813–1877)
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.6 × 14.2 in (39.6 × 36.1 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking late 19th-century albumen photograph by the renowned James Anderson, capturing the evocative ruins of the Roman Forum, featuring the Temple of Saturn and the Arch of Septimius Severus in the foreground with the Palazzo Senatorio rising on the Capitoline Hill behind.
IL CAMPIDOGLIO (No. 17)
Cartographer / Artist: Domenico Anderson (Italian, 1854–1938)
Date: c. 1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.2 × 9.8 in (38.6 × 24.9 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking, highly detailed late 19th-century albumen photograph by Domenico Anderson capturing the grand Cordonata Capitolina staircase leading to Michelangelo's Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, flanked by Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori.
S. Clemente [Interior of the Basilica of San Clemente al Laterano, Rome]
Cartographer / Artist: Domenico Anderson (1854–1938)
Date: c. 1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 16.2 × 11.4 in (41.1 × 29.0 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking, large-format late 19th-century albumen photograph by the renowned Anderson studio depicting the architectural splendor of the Basilica of San Clemente, focusing on the 12th-century schola cantorum, Cosmatesque mosaic floor, and the detailed apse mosaic.
Untitled Antique Map
Cartographer / Artist: Unknown
Date: N/A
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.4 × 9.5 in (39.1 × 24.1 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Arch of Drusus, Rome (Arco di Druso)
Cartographer / Artist: Attributed to Fratelli Alinari or James Anderson
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 12.2 × 15.0 in (31.0 × 38.1 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking late 19th-century albumen photograph depicting the ancient Roman Arch of Drusus along the Appian Way, showing the massive composite brickwork superstructure that once carried the Aqua Antoniniana aqueduct.
Vaticano da Villa Medici
Cartographer / Artist: Attributed to James Anderson or Fratelli Alinari
Date: c. 1870-1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 14.8 × 11.0 in (37.6 × 27.9 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A classic late 19th-century sepia-toned photographic view depicting the fountain at the Villa Medici framing St. Peter's Basilica in the distance.
The Roman Forum, looking towards the Capitoline Hill
Cartographer / Artist: Attributed to James Anderson (1813–1877) or Fratelli Alinari
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.9 × 10.6 in (40.4 × 26.9 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking, large-format 19th-century albumen photograph capturing the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum during early excavations, featuring the Temple of Vespasian, the Arch of Septimius Severus, and the Tabularium.
PALAZZO DEI CESARI COL CIRCO MASSIMO
Cartographer / Artist: James Anderson (1813–1877)
Date: c. 1870–1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 16.7 × 10.4 in (42.4 × 26.4 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking late 19th-century albumen photograph by the renowned James Anderson studio, capturing the dramatic ruins of the Palace of the Caesars on the Palatine Hill overlooking the rural, cultivated fields that then occupied the site of the ancient Circus Maximus.
Roma - Basilica di Costantino (Tempio della Pace)
Cartographer / Artist: Giacomo Brogi (attributed)
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.2 × 11.2 in (38.6 × 28.4 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A monumental late-19th-century albumen photograph capturing the massive, coffered barrel vaults of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine in the Roman Forum.
Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Cartographer / Artist: Domenico Anderson (1854–1938) / Anderson Studio
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.1 × 11.3 in (38.4 × 28.7 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
This striking large-format late 19th-century albumen photograph captures the grand Baroque facade of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, dominated by the ancient Roman Column of Peace topped with a bronze statue of the Virgin Mary.
96 S. GIOVANNI IN LATERANO
Cartographer / Artist: Attributed to Fratelli Alinari or Giacomo Brogi
Date: c. 1870–1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.5 × 11.0 in (39.4 × 27.9 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking, large-format 19th-century albumen photograph showcasing the monumental Late Baroque facade of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, designed by Alessandro Galilei and completed in 1735, captured with exceptional clarity and depth.
Terme di Caracalla (No. 173)
Cartographer / Artist: James Anderson (1813–1877) / Anderson Studio
Date: c. 1870-1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.1 × 11.3 in (38.4 × 28.7 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking, large-format 19th-century albumen photograph capturing the monumental, soaring brick and concrete ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, featuring a lone figure standing near classical column capitals to provide an impressive sense of scale.
Il Tempietto di Bramante (San Pietro in Montorio, Rome)
Cartographer / Artist: Attributed to Fratelli Alinari, Giacomo Brogi, or James Anderson
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 11.0 × 15.5 in (27.9 × 39.4 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
This exceptional late 19th-century albumen photograph captures the harmonious Renaissance proportions of Donato Bramante's Tempietto, situated in the courtyard of San Pietro in Montorio, Rome.
Giano Quadrifonte [Arch of Janus, Rome]
Cartographer / Artist: James Anderson (1813–1877)
Date: c. 1870
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 16.0 × 11.3 in (40.6 × 28.7 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking 19th-century albumen photograph by James Anderson capturing the ancient Roman Arch of Janus (Arco di Giano) alongside the neighboring medieval Church of San Giorgio in Velabro, complete with a horse-drawn carriage in the foreground.
INCENDIO DI BORGO DI RAFFAELE (Vaticano)
Cartographer / Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio, 1483–1520); Photographed/published by Domenico Anderson (1854–1938)
Date: c. 1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.5 × 11.3 in (39.4 × 28.7 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A fine late-nineteenth-century photographic reproduction by the Anderson studio of Raphael's famous Renaissance fresco *The Fire in the Borgo* in the Vatican Palace.
LIBERAZIONE DI S. PIETRO DI RAFFAELE (Vaticano)
Cartographer / Artist: Raphael (original artist, 1483–1520); Domenico Anderson (photographer, 1854–1938)
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.9 × 10.7 in (40.4 × 27.2 cm)
Location: Vatican City
This striking late 19th-century Grand Tour photograph by the renowned Anderson studio captures Raphael's famous 1514 fresco *The Deliverance of Saint Peter* from the Stanze di Raffaello, masterfully rendering its innovative tripartite narrative and dramatic night lighting.
IL MONTE PARNASO DI RAFFAELE (Vaticano)
Cartographer / Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio); Photographed/Published by Domenico Anderson
Date: c. 1890–1910
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 16.0 × 12.5 in (40.6 × 31.8 cm)
Location: Vatican City, Rome, Italy
A fine late-19th-century large-format photograph by Domenico Anderson documenting Raphael's iconic Renaissance fresco *The Parnassus* in the Stanza della Segnatura, depicting Apollo, the Muses, and classical poets.
Il Miracolo di Bolsena di Raffaele (Vaticano)
Cartographer / Artist: Raphael (original artist); Domenico Anderson (photographer/publisher)
Date: c. 1890–1910
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 16.5 × 13.5 in (41.9 × 34.3 cm)
Location: Vatican City, Rome, Italy
A striking late 19th-century large-format photographic print by Domenico Anderson capturing Raphael's iconic Renaissance fresco *The Mass of Bolsena* (1512) in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican.
Disputa del SS. Sacramento di Raffaele (Vaticano)
Cartographer / Artist: Photographer: James Anderson (or Domenico Anderson); after the original fresco by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio)
Date: c. 1880–1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 16.69 × 12.03 in (42.4 × 30.6 cm)
Location: Vatican City, Rome, Italy
A large and beautifully detailed late 19th-century sepia-toned photographic print by the renowned Roman studio of James Anderson, depicting Raphael's masterpiece fresco "The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament" from the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican Palace.
Apuliae, quae olim Iapygia, nova corographia / Calabriae Descrip.
Cartographer / Artist: Abraham Ortelius / Giacomo Gastaldi / Prospero Parisio
Date: c. 1595
Medium: Copperplate engraving
Dimensions: 21.7 x 17.2 inches
Location: Apulia and Calabria, Italy
Published in Abraham Ortelius's landmark atlas *Theatrum Orbis Terrarum*, this double-map sheet features regional depictions of Apulia (after Giacomo Gastaldi) and Calabria (after Prospero Parisio) in southern Italy, complete with decorative strapwork cartouches and a sea monster.
Territorio Cremasco
Cartographer / Artist: Joan Blaeu / Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Date: c. 1640
Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
Dimensions: 11.1 x 14.6 inches
Location: Crema, Lombardy, Italy
An attractive mid-17th century hand-colored map depicting the Cremasco region centered on Crema in northern Italy, published for the German edition of the Blaeu atlas.
TERRITORIUM TRIDENTINUM
Cartographer / Artist: Jan Jansson (Joannes Janssonius)
Date: c. 1640
Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
Dimensions: 22.3 x 18.5 inches
Location: Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
A handsome 17th-century map of the Prince-Bishopric of Trent and surrounding Alpine regions in Northern Italy, featured in Jan Jansson's *Atlas Novus* with decorative title cartouche and distance scales.
Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini (Title Page)
Cartographer / Artist: G.B. Piranesi
Date: 1769
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 16" x 12"
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Iconic title page for Piranesi's work on interior design.
Plate 35 - Ruine della villa d'Orazio
Cartographer / Artist: G.B. Piranesi
Date: 1769
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 16" x 12"
Location: Tivoli, Lazio, Italy
Narrative etching featuring a satirical cartouche of Roman ruins.
Tav. VIII - Pianta delle Camere sepolcrali
Cartographer / Artist: G.B. Piranesi
Date: 1756
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 16" x 11"
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Archaeological plan of the Sepulchre of L. Arrunzio.
Tav. XV - Disegno degli avanzi d'un'antica piscina
Cartographer / Artist: G.B. Piranesi
Date: 1764
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 16" x 11"
Location: Castel Gandolfo, Lazio, Italy
Longitudinal section and construction details of an ancient reservoir.
VI - Pianta di un Sepolcro fuori di Porta S.Sebastiano
Cartographer / Artist: G.B. Piranesi
Date: 1756
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 16" x 12"
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Plan and elevation of a tomb on the Via Appia.
Portes du Saint Sépulcre (Doors of the Holy Sepulchre)
Cartographer / Artist: Félix Bonfils
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 8.58 × 11.02 in (21.8 × 28.0 cm)
Location: Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel
This evocative late-19th-century albumen photograph by renowned studio photographer Félix Bonfils documents the historic Romanesque double-arched entrance of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, featuring Orthodox clergy, pilgrims, and local merchants in the parvis.
1102. Halte de chameliers dans le desert
Cartographer / Artist: Félix Bonfils (Maison Bonfils)
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 11.0 × 8.5 in (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Location: Syrian Desert
This striking late 19th-century albumen photograph by the renowned Maison Bonfils studio depicts a group of Bedouin camel drivers resting with their dromedaries in the desert, serving as a classic example of Near Eastern Orientalist photography.
467. Mur cyclopéen à Balbek (Syrie) [Cyclopean Wall at Baalbek, Syria]
Cartographer / Artist: Félix Bonfils (1831–1885) / Maison Bonfils
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 11.0 × 8.5 in (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Location: Baalbek, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon
A striking, high-contrast late 19th-century albumen photograph capturing the monumental megalithic blocks of the ancient Roman retaining wall at the Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek.