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Aegidius Sadeler II|Etienne DuPérac

Plate 31: view of the column of Trajan, shown with its pedestal dug out from the earth, surrounded by buildings at the base of the Quirinal Hill, Rome, from the series 'Ruins of the antiquity of Rome, Tivoli, Pozzuoli, and other places' (Vestigi della antichità di Roma, Tivoli, Pozzvolo et altri luochi)

1606
Etching and engraving
17.5 × 28.2 cm (6.9 × 11.1 in)

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