BOLOGNA - MUD VOLCANOES AND HOT SPRINGS OF THE NORTHERN APENNINES,Basin of the PO,Italy,Antique Map

HISTORICAL MAP CHART

BOLOGNA, a city and archiepiscopal see of Emilia, Italy, the capital of the province of Bologna, and headquarters of the VI.army corps. It is situated at the edge of the plain of Emilia,ISo ft. above sea-level at the base of the Apen.nines, 82 m. due N. of Florence by rail, 63 m. by road and 50 m. direct, and 134 m. S.E. of Milan by rail. commune. The more or less rectangular Roman city, with its streets arranged at right angles, can be easily distinguished from the outer city, which received its fortifications in 1206 . The streets leading to the gates of the latter radiate from the outskirts, and not from the centre, of the former. Some of the oldest churches, however, lie outside the limits of the Roman city (of which no buildings remain above ground) such as S. Stefano, S. Giovanni in Monte and SS. Vitale ed Agricola.The first consists of a group of no less than seven different buildings, of different dates; the earliest of which, the former cathedral of SS. Pietro e Paolo, was constructed about the middle of the 4th century, in part with the debris of Roman buildings;while S. Sepolcro, a circular church with ornamentation in brick and an imitation of opus reliculatum, should probably be attributed to the 6th or 7th centuries. The present cathedral(S. Pietro), erected in 910, is now almost entirely in the baroque style. The largest church in the town, however, is that of S. Petronio, the patron saint of Bologna, which was begun in1390; PLACES INCLUDE : MODENA, IMOLA,PAENZA, PORRETTA MAP IDENTIFIES: HYDROGEN SPRINGS, MUD VOLCANOES, HOT SPRINGS.

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate INTEXT MAP - Excellent Condition. Beautiful with excellent detail. There is Text on Front and Back Side.