A collection of the most remarkable ruins of Lisbon : as they appeared immediately after the great earthquake and fire, which destroyed that city November 1, 1755 / drawn on the spot by Messieurs Paris and Pedegache = Collecaõ de algumas ruinas de Lisboa : causadas pelo terremoto & pelo fogo, do primeiro de Novembro, do anno 1755 / debuxadas na mesma Cidade par m.m. Paris & Pedegade = Receuil des plus belles ruines de Lisbonne : causées par le tremblement et par le feu du premier Novembre 1755 / deffiné sur les lieux par m.m. Paris & Pedegache.
Alternate Title(s):
Collecaõ de algumas ruinas de Lisboa.
Published / Created:
Recueil des plus belles ruines de Lisbonne.London : Printed for Robert Sayer, print and map seller, opposite Fetter-Lane, Fleet Street, [not before 1757]
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 33 x 45 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
With short captions on each plate in English, Portuguese, and French.
Contents:
Igreja de S. Paul = St. Paul's Church = Eglise de S. Paul -- Basilica de Santa Maria = The cathedral = La cathédrale = Igreja de S. Nicolau = The Church of St. Nicholas = Eglise de S. Nicolas -- Praca da Patriarchal = The Patriarchal Square = Place de la Patriachale -- Casa da opera = The opera house = Salle de l'opera -- Torre de S. Roque chamada vulgarmente Torre de Patriarcha = St. Roch's Tower, commonly called the Patriarch's Tower = Tour de S. Roch nommée vulgairement Tour du Patriarche.
Subject Terms:
Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal, 1755 -- Pictorial works. | Lisbon (Portugal) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works. | Church buildings -- Portugal -- Lisbon -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- 1757.
Contributors:
Ivo, Miguel Tiberio Pedegache Brandão, approximately 1730-1794, illustrator. | Paris, Monsier, illustrator. | Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.