Title
Pianta del Territorio e Monti dove viene situato l'Aqued.o Ant.o Tosc.no nel Circondario delle Lumiere e Campagne di Civitav.a.
Creator
Fontana, Carlo, 1634-1714, artist.
Publication details
[between 1694 and 1696]
Physical details
1 drawing : ink and graphite ; sheet 27 x 41.5 cm
Description
Reconstruction of the course of the Tuscan Aqueduct from its origins near Tolfa to Civitavecchia by the Tyrrhenian Sea, with indication of the villages, valleys and rivers associated with it; scale within ribbon and key to index within laurel wreath above. On two sheets.
Place
Lazio (Italy)
Additional information
Bound in one of the three volumes of drawings by Carlo Fontana formerly in the collection of Cardinal Albani, acquired by James Adam for George III in 1762 and later transferred to his Geographical Collections. The drawings are preceded by a blank page annotated: 'Drawn Sketches of Civita Vecchia, its ancient Buildings & Neighbouring Country by Fontana 1694'. Probably made in connection with 'the short unillustrated book [Fontana] published in 1710 on Porto d'Anzio, Antio e sue Antichita_" (see Braham, A., and Hager, H., Carlo Fontana: The Drawings at Windsor Castle, London, 1977, p. 132)."
Shelfmark
118.e.14.