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Shakespeare's Here and Everywhere: With the deaths of Antony and Cleopatra, Rome was no longer threatened by a foreign power – namely, Egypt. The character of Cleopatra personified the "otherness" that Shakespeare incorporated in his dramas – she was a woman, she was from a distant land, and she was extremely powerful – all qualities that stirred both attraction and fear in the people she encountered. This early-19th century map illustrates ancient Rome, where numerous scenes from Antony and Cleopatra unfolded, and includes depictions of the monuments to be found throughout the city.
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0r96fn85r
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Plan of ancient Rome
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
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0r96fn85r
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Plan of ancient Rome
description
Shakespeare's Here and Everywhere: With the deaths of Antony and Cleopatra, Rome was no longer threatened by a foreign power – namely, Egypt. The character of Cleopatra personified the "otherness" that Shakespeare incorporated in his dramas – she was a woman, she was from a distant land, and she was extremely powerful – all qualities that stirred both attraction and fear in the people she encountered. This early-19th century map illustrates ancient Rome, where numerous scenes from Antony and Cleopatra unfolded, and includes depictions of the monuments to be found throughout the city.
date
["1830"]
year
1830
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_015083
creators
Clarke, W. B.
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
J. & C. Walker (Firm)
Baldwin & Cradock
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Rome (Italy)--Historical geography--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Europe
Italy
Latian
Roma
Rome
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Italy
city
Rome
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Baldwin & Cradock
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
41.9
schema:longitude
12.483333
extent
1 map : color ; 30 x 40 cm
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Includes index, and profile: A comparison of a few of the principal ancient buldings in Rome.
"Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge."
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0r96fn85r
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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