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Rare engraving depicting the panorama of the city of Ro…
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Rome. WAGNER. Roma. Rare engraving depicting the panorama of the city of Rome on which stands a coat of arms with the inscription SPQR ripping through the clouds. Bottom 12 explanatory captions. Easily recognizable St. Peter's and Castel Sant'Angelo, while trees and hills loom in the distance. The engraving was made before 1694, the year of Wagner's death. C. Marigliani, "The Plants of Rome in Private Collections," p. 198, table 103.

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Rome. WAGNER. Roma. Rare engraving depicting the panorama of the city of Rome on which stands a coat of arms with the inscription SPQR ripping through the clouds. Bottom 12 explanatory captions. Easily recognizable St. Peter's and Castel Sant'Angelo, while trees and hills loom in the distance. The engraving was made before 1694, the year of Wagner's death. C. Marigliani, "The Plants of Rome in Private Collections," p. 198, table 103.

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