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Located at the southeastern base of Mount Vesuvius, the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii were discovered in the late 16th century; however, serious archaeological excavations did not begin at the site until the mid-18th century. The city had been "preserved in time" for nearly 1,700 years after Vesuvius exploded in 79 CE and buried the site in nearly 23 feet of volcanic debris. The 1862 map displayed here illustrates the excavations of Pompeii as they existed at that time, and lists 95 points of interest, including the Forum (65), the Triangular Forum (84) and the Amphitheatre (89).
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Document identity
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n8710p92x
label
Nuova pianta degli scavi di Pompei
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
n8710p92x
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Nuova pianta degli scavi di Pompei
description
Located at the southeastern base of Mount Vesuvius, the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii were discovered in the late 16th century; however, serious archaeological excavations did not begin at the site until the mid-18th century. The city had been "preserved in time" for nearly 1,700 years after Vesuvius exploded in 79 CE and buried the site in nearly 23 feet of volcanic debris. The 1862 map displayed here illustrates the excavations of Pompeii as they existed at that time, and lists 95 points of interest, including the Forum (65), the Triangular Forum (84) and the Amphitheatre (89).
date
["1862"]
year
1862
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Italian
identifierLocal
06_01_015085
creators
Steeger
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Excavations (Archaeology)--Italy--Pompeii (Extinct city)--Maps
Pompeii (Extinct city)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Campanian
Europe
Italy
Napoli
Pompeii
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Italy
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Place of publication not identified]
publisher
Lit. Steeger
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
40.75
schema:longitude
14.4833
extent
1 map ; 48 x 71 cm, folded in cover 18 x 12 cm
notes
Includes index to points of interest.
Inset: [Neapolis and environs].
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no
dcId
n8710p92x
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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aaaebb230b397078