1841 Meyer print TRIUMPHAL ARCH OF AUGUSTUS, AOSTA
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1841 Meyer print TRIUMPHAL ARCH OF AUGUSTUS, AOSTA, ITALY Nice print titled Der Triumphbogen des Augustus bey Aosta , from steel engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. image size 10 x 14 cm. Print was published in Germany in Meyer's Universum by Bibliographic Institute Hildburghausen. Click or image for larger version Aosta , city, capital of Valle d'Aosta region, northwestern Italy, at the confluence of the Buthier and Dora Baltea rivers and commanding the Great and Little St. Bernard pass roads, north-northwest of Turin. It was a stronghold of the Salassi, a Celtic tribe that was subdued by the Romans in 25 BC, and a Roman town (Augusta Praetoria) was founded t by Augustus in 24 BC. A bishopric from the 5th century, the town was always the most important centre of the Valle d'Aosta; it became the regional capital in 1945. It was the birthplace of St. Anselm (1033/34-1109), archbishop of Canterbury. Aosta retains the walls, two gates, and the street plan of its Roman predecessor, as well as a triumphal arch in honour of Augustus and remains of the theatre, the amphitheatre, and the road from Eporedia (modern Ivrea). The rectangular street plan, laid out in equal blocks (insulae), is an outstanding example of Roman formal city planning. Of later monuments, the cathedral is notable for its treasury
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