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Syracuse, the main city of classical Sicily, was settled by the Corinthians in the 8th century BCE. By the 2nd century CE, Syracuse was under Roman control, and it was during this time that the first burials took place in the area now known as the Catacombs of San Giovanni. Displayed here in this late 18th-century print, the catacomb complex is believed to have been built upon existing aqueducts and cisterns used by ancient Syracuse residents. The map illustrates the pathways in the underground complex, along with large open spaces called rotundas and their occuli, or skylights, while the scene below depicts an expedition in the sepulcher.
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Document identity
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n8710p90c
label
Plan des catacombes de Syracuse ; intérieur d'une des chambres sépulcrales des catacombes
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obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
n8710p90c
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Plan des catacombes de Syracuse ; intérieur d'une des chambres sépulcrales des catacombes
description
Syracuse, the main city of classical Sicily, was settled by the Corinthians in the 8th century BCE. By the 2nd century CE, Syracuse was under Roman control, and it was during this time that the first burials took place in the area now known as the Catacombs of San Giovanni. Displayed here in this late 18th-century print, the catacomb complex is believed to have been built upon existing aqueducts and cisterns used by ancient Syracuse residents. The map illustrates the pathways in the underground complex, along with large open spaces called rotundas and their occuli, or skylights, while the scene below depicts an expedition in the sepulcher.
date
["[1786]"]
year
1786
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
French
identifierLocal
06_01_016076
creators
Renard, Jean Augustin, 1744-1807
Berthault, Pierre Gabriel, 1737-1831
Desprez, Louis-Jean, 1743-1804
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Catacombs--Italy--Syracuse--Maps--Early works to 1800
Catacombs--Italy--Syracuse--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Syracuse (Italy)--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Europe
Italy
Sicily
Siracusa
Syracuse
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Italy
city
Syracuse
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Paris]
publisher
[Imprimerie de Clousier]
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
37.066667
schema:longitude
15.3
extent
1 map and 1 illustration on 1 sheet ; 17 x 24 cm and 15 x 23 cm, on sheet 49 x 34 cm
notes
Map and illustration of the Catacombs of San Giovanni.
From Jean Claude Richard de Saint Non's Voyage pittoresque ou description des royaumes de Naples et de Sicile, quatrième volume, seconde partie (Paris : Imprimerie de Clousier, 1786).
Map oriented with north to the upper right.
Map includes 4 illustrations.
In upper left of map: No. 520.
In upper left of illustration: No. 521.
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no
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n8710p90c
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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4e0dc6ea7e2fa42b