Rome, Castle St. Angelo, view by Giacomo Lauro, 1624, Castrum S. Angeli

Description: Old maps, Genuine antiques No copies Rome, Castle St. Angelo Giacomo Lauro, 1624, Castrum S. Angeli Cartographer / Cartógrafo Giacomo Lauro Title / Título Castrum S. Angeli Year / Año 1624 Size / Tamaño Image 18x23cm, page 22x32cm Description / Descripción View of the Castle St. Angelo, near Vatican City on the banks of the Tiber River. The Castle St. Angelo was originally designed by architect Demitriano to be a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian and was completed in 129 AD. It functioned as a mausoleum for a number of years. The building was converted to a military fortress in around 271 AD by Emperor Aurelian when he began to fortify the city by building a wall. The image shown here is with a fireworks display. Fireworks became popular in Europe during the 16th century. Legend holds that the Archangel Michael appeared atop the mausoleum, sheathing his sword as a sign of the end of the plague of 590, thus lending the castle its present name. The engraving is taken from ´Splendore dell antica e moderna Roma ...´, published in Rome in 1624 (first edition started being published in parts from 1612 onwards). The views were explained in four languages The translations into Italian, German and French of the Latin legends below the engraving are printed on the back of the plates. Giacomo Lauro (or Jacobus Laurus) was an engraver, printer and print publisher. Active in Rome from 1583, when described as 'intagliatori di rame' (Ashby p.362). 17 March 1598 he applied for and was granted a 10-year papal privilege for an unspecified number of unnamed religious prints (Leuschner). Giacomo Lauro’s place and date of birth are unknown, although his signature “Jacobus Laurus Romanus” seems to indicate that the artist was proudly born Roman. Lauro's earliest dated prints are of 1582 (Martyrdom of St Catherine), and carry the address of C. Duchetti (Ashby, 1926-27, p.362). He also worked for Panzera, c.1589 (Bertolotti). From 1590 he tried to establish himself as a publisher of his own work . He acquired and restored old plates, published copies of classic prints as Marcantonio's St Paul preaching (B.XIV.50.44). He accepted commissions, as the map of Rocca Contrada, 1594 (Anselmi). He probably acquired plates from Jacob Matham which he published in 1598 (Widerkehr). His 'Antiquae Urbis Splendor' was published in parts from 1612. In the volumes issued in 1614 and 1615 Lauro refers to having worked on the study of antiquity for 28 years which would mean that he began this work about 1586 (see Ashby, 1926-27, p.362). Condition / Estado Excellent. Some minimal stains and age browning. Never folded. Strong paper. Ample margins. Remarks / Comentarios Please read the part about the condition of the map and study the pictures carefully before buying. I sell original maps, often several centuries old, and they therefore will have signs of age and use. Por favor, estudie atentamente las fotos y el texto para conocer el estado del mapa antes de adquirirlo. Se trata de un mapa original que tiene unos siglos de antigüedad, razón por la que presenta ciertas marcas de uso. Payment and shipment / Pago y envío Payment / Pago With bank transfer to Spanish or Dutch bank account or with PayPal (the seller prefers a bank transfer). Pago por transferencia bancaria a cuenta española u holandesa o con PayPal (el vendedor prefiere transferencia). Shipment / Envío In case you choose to have the item shipped without certified/insured mail, the seller will not be responsible for safe arrival of the shipment. If needed, a proof of shipment can be provided. En caso de que usted no elija correo certificado, el vendedor no se hará responsable si su paquete no llega bien. Si lo desea, recibirá un comprobante de envío. Return policy / devolución In case you do not like the map, you can return it to the seller within 10 days after receiving it. You are responsible for the costs for return shipment/insurance. You will receive a full refund of the purchase amount (excl. shipping costs) after the seller has the map. En caso de que al final no le guste el mapa, puede devolverlo en un plazo de 10 días tras recibirlo. Los gastos de envío (certificado) corren de su cargo. Cuando el vendedor reciba el mapa, le será devuelto el importe completo de la compra (excluidos los gastos de envío). SHIPMENT CAN BE COMBINED PUEDEN MANDARSE VARIOS MAPAS EN UN SOLO ENVÍO SEE THE OTHER MAPS I HAVE FOR SALE MIRE LOS DEMÁS MAPAS QUE TENGO EN VENTA Keywords: 24 25 AK

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