Les Jardins de Salluste 2 - Plate 11 by Bonaventura Overbeek

An early eighteenth-century engraving of imperial Rome's palatial ruins, from Bonaventura van Overbeek's celebrated survey of the city's antiquities.

Bonaventura van Overbeek. From Les Restes De L'Ancienne Rome, Plate II. Published by Johannes Crellius, Amsterdam, 1708.

Van Overbeek's monumental work, published posthumously, meticulously documented the ancient ruins of Rome, providing invaluable visual records for scholars and Grand Tourists alike. His detailed engravings contributed significantly to the European fascination with classical antiquity during the early eighteenth century.

Etching and engraving. Sheet size 44.5 × 57.3 cm. Very Good condition.