Views of the remains of ancient buildings in Rome and its vicinity : with a descriptive and historical account of each subject / by M. Dubourg.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for J. Taylor, Architectual Library, Holborn, by J. Moyes, Greville Street, 1820.
Physical Description:
[33] pages, 26 leaves of plates : colored illustrations ; 42 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio A 2014 34 Copy 1Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionRare Books and ManuscriptsFolio A 2014 34 Copy 2Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:1327782
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Aquatints by Matthew Dubourg.Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 180Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 181BAC: British Art Center copy 1 is Abbey Travel 180. Bound in contemporary dark green quarter morocco with brown paper covered boards. Errata slip inserted. The margins of the plates are washed over with a gray tint.BAC: British Art Center copy 2 is Abbey Travel 181. Bound in contemporary (?) quarter red leather and marbled paper over cream cloth (the latter may have been the original binding). Armorial bookplate or Steward Segar Trench, signed and dated (Rome, December 1st, 1839). With a contemporary wood engraving of Pope Pius VII on rear pastedown.
Contents:
Grotto of Egeria -- Temple of Vesta -- Temple of Fortuna Virilis -- Temple of Janus Quadrifrons -- Temple of Bacchus -- Temple of Vesta at Tivoli -- Tomb of Cecilia Metella -- Temple of Minerva Medica -- Temple of the Dea Tussis -- The Pantheon -- Ponte Lugano -- The Coliseum -- The Coliseum -- Forum of Nerva -- Arch of Titus -- Temple of Jupiter Tonans -- Trajan's Column -- Arch of Trajan at Benevento -- Tomb of Hadrian -- Pyramid of Caius Cestius -- Arch of Septimus Severus -- Temple of Pallas -- Claudian Aqueduct -- Ponte Salaro -- Baths of Dioclesian -- Arch of Constantine.
