Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Pianta Della Citta di Roma
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Author:
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Ruga, Pietro
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Date:
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1843
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Short Title:
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Pianta Della Citta di Roma
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Publisher:
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Monaldini
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Publisher Location:
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Rome
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Type:
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Case Map
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Obj Height cm:
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112
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Obj Width cm:
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74
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Scale 1:
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10,000
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Note:
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First edition was 1827. From the Collection of General Nicolas Oudinot
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City:
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Rome (Italy)
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Subject:
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Historical
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Subject:
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Archeology
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Full Title:
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Pianta Della Citta di Roma con la Indicazione di Tutte le Antichita e Nuovi Abbellimenti publicata in Rome nell Anno MDCCCXLIII
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List No:
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15042.002
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Series No:
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2
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Publication Author:
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Ruga, Pietro
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Pub Date:
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1842
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Pub Title:
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Pianta Della Citta di Roma con la Indicazione di Tutte le Antichita e Nuovi Abbellimenti publicata in Rome nell Anno MDCCCXLIII
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Pub Reference:
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From The Library of General Nicholas Charles Oudinot
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Pub Note:
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Fine large-scale map of Rome by Pietro Ruga. Along the sides are 16 vignette views of important locations and buildings within the city. Some are of Roman ruins, including the Pantheon of Agrippa, Trajan's Column, Pyramid of Cestio and the Coliseum. In the lower right is a key to the 14 neighborhoods of the city. The paste down label on the slip case for M. Piale's English Reading Room and Circulating Library, No. 1 Piazza di Spagna in Rome is quite unsual. General Nicolas Charles Oudinot A final detail that gives this map particular importance is the identity of its former owner, Nicolas Charles Oudinot, 1st Comte Oudinot, 1st Duc de Reggio (1767 - 1848), and a Marshal of France. A fierce fighter, the man was wounded no less than 34 times during his military career! The only one of nine siblings to live past childhood, Oudinot joined the army without a noble pedigree, and therefore without a chance of high promotion. That all changed in 1792, with the outbreak of the French Revolution. In that year, Oudinot was elected lieutenant-colonel of the third battalion of the volunteers of the Meuse. After transfer to the regular army and admirable service in Belgium, he was promoted to the rank of general in June 1794 after the Battle of Kaiserslautern. From Belgium he shifted to the German and Swiss fronts, where he fought as a general of division and chief of staff to Andre Massena. Oudinot stood out at the Battle of Monzambano so much so that Napoleon himself presented him with a sword of honor, now known as the Legion d'Honneur. Napoleon did not forget him after he established his empire; now Emperor Napoleon recognized Oudinot again, this time with a Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. During the Napoleonic Wars, Oudinot continued to acquit himself commendably. He was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies, commanded a company of grenadiers nicknamed for him, and fought in battles from Vienna to Poland. In 1808, he was appointed governor of Erfurt and was made a Count of the French Empire. Finally, in 1809, after the Battle of Wagram, he was named a Marshal of France, France's highest military distinction. Oudinot continued to serve as an administrator in Holland and on the battlefield in the Russian campaign. After Napoleon's fall, Oudinot joined the Bourbon Restoration and stayed loyal to the King even after Napoleon's return in 1815. For his loyalty and service, he was named a peer of the realm. He served until 1823, when he participated in the French invasion of Spain. Then, he turned again to political and administrative appointments; he died while serving as governor of Les Invalides, at the veterans' hospital in Paris.
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Pub List No:
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15042.000
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Pub Type:
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Case Map
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Pub Height cm:
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19
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Pub Width cm:
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15
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Image No:
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15042002.jp2
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Authors:
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Ruga, Pietro
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