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Engraving

Porto

Samuel John Neele

London, 1813

Paper and black ink

Inventory sheet

Known as the round map, this is the oldest map of Porto’s urban centre. Its survey was carried out during the Peninsular War with the British army still present in the country. Its survey was carried out during the Peninsular War and the English military presence in the country.
Done with great care, it covers the area bounded to the south by the banks of Gaia, to the north by Lapa Church, to the east by Rua Direita until Campo do Poço das Patas and to the west by the Torre da Marca vicinity. Its captions present 28 public buildings and squares; 76 streets and alleys; besides 29 convents, colleges and churches.
This printed copy of the first edition is extremely rare.