OPORTO PORTUGAL Lordello Ramalde Monte Pedral City Plan ,1894 Antique Colour Map

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Porto (in English also Oporto), is Portugal's second city. Porto is a modern cosmopolitan large northern Atlantic city and one of the most industrialised districts of Portugal. One of Portugal's most famous products, Port Wine, was named after the city because it is aged in wine cellars across the Douro river in Vila Nova de Gaia. The country of Portugal was not (contrary to popular but unfounded beliefs) named after this city and is on the contrary an etymological evolution of the original name, the county of Portucale.Historic references to the city go back to the 4th century and to Roman times, although Celtic and pre-Celtic remnants of ancient Citadels were found in the heart of where Porto now lies. In the period before the foundation of Portugal, it was named Portus Cale - Port of Gaia in English. The surrounding county was thus named Condado Portucalense (English: Portuguese county). This county later became the independent kingdom called Portugal, after eventually expanding to its current frontiers into the south as it reconquered territory back from the invading Moors under the reign of King Dom Afonso Henriques, o Conquistador in the beginning of the first millennium. This city was the scene for the marriage of João I and Philippa of Lancaster, symbolising the long-standing military alliance between Portugal and England. Between 1732 and 1763, Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni designed a baroque church with a tower that would become its icon: the Torre dos Clérigos (English: Clerics Tower). During the 18th and 19th centuries the city became an important industrial centre and saw its size and population increase. A two-level iron bridge - Dom Luís I - (designed by the Belgian engineer Téophile Seyrig) and student of Eiffel, and a railway bridge - Maria Pia - designed by Gustave Eiffel, in association with Seyrig, were constructed, as well as the central railway station (São Bento, considered to be one of the most beautiful in Europe ornamented with lavish painted tiles). An higher learning institution in nautical sciences (Aula de Náutica, 1762) and a stock exchange (Bolsa do Porto, 1834) were established in the city and would be discontinued later. MAP HAS INDEX IDENTIFYING SITES

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 6 X 9 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate Map - Excellent Condition. German Text. Beautiful with excellent detail. Text on Reverse Side