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Porticus Octaviae (PDF)

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Plan, elevation and section engraved by Piranesi, with Figures I to IV keyed to Italian notes.

Source: Piranesi Archit. dis. inc., old map, public domain

This engraving from Piranesi's architectural drawings combines a ground plan, a front view and a cross-section of the portico, each numbered as a figure with Italian notes. It records how the structure looked to an eighteenth-century draughtsman.

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