• Vintage map of Assisi, Italy with topographic details and mountainous landscape.
  • Vintage map or engraving of a town layout with buildings and streets.
  • Vintage illustration of a town with buildings and a hill in the background
  • Vintage illustration of a mountain on textured paper
  • Vintage illustration with landscape and text on a textured paper background
  • Vintage illustration of a landscape with buildings and trees on a textured beige background
  • Vintage map or chart with text and a small inset of a landscape.
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Antique aerial view of Assisi, 1772

SKU:  195452

Antique aerial view of Assisi, 1772

€67,83 EUR
€67,83 EUR
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Assisi Città dello Stato Pontificio is a finely engraved eighteenth-century view of the historic town of Assisi, created by the Italian cartographer and engraver Cesare Orlandi in 1772. Produced during the period when Assisi formed part of the Papal States, the work serves as both a topographical record and an artistic celebration of one of Italy’s most revered religious centers.

The engraving presents Assisi from an elevated vantage point, revealing the town’s distinctive position along the slopes of Mount Subasio. The composition carefully depicts the dense arrangement of buildings, churches, monasteries, and defensive walls that characterized the medieval city. Streets and architectural landmarks are rendered with remarkable precision, providing viewers with a detailed understanding of the urban landscape during the late eighteenth century.

Particular prominence is given to the religious monuments that made Assisi famous throughout Europe. Most notable is the magnificent Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, whose imposing structure dominates the cityscape. The basilica, built in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, had long been a major destination for pilgrims and travelers. Other churches, convents, and ecclesiastical buildings reinforce the city’s identity as a spiritual center within the Papal States.

Beyond its architectural detail, the engraving captures the surrounding Umbrian countryside. Rolling hills, cultivated fields, and natural landscapes frame the city, illustrating the harmonious relationship between Assisi and its environment. Such settings were a common feature of eighteenth-century topographical views, combining geographic accuracy with picturesque beauty.

Assisi Città dello Stato Pontificio exemplifies the cartographic and artistic traditions of the Enlightenment era. Today, it remains a valuable historical document, preserving the appearance of Assisi before modern development while celebrating the cultural, religious, and architectural heritage of one of Italy’s most iconic cities.

Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* Standard shipping fee: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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