P O M P E I
 and its Principal Monuments
Photogravures from 1890
 

Street of Abundance
 

Amphitheatre
 

Basilica
 

Street of the Tombs
 

Theatre of Tragedies
 

House of the Dancing Faun
 

House of Diomedes
 

The Fencing School
 

House of the Vettii: The Peristyle
 

Temple of Apollo
 

Temple of Fortune
 

The Forum
 

Consular Road - Gate of Herculanum
 

Temple of Isis
 

Temple of Jupiter
 

House of Maracus Lucretius
 

Nero's Arch
 

Houe of Marcus Olconius

Owen (sic) and Mill
 

House of Pansa
 

Great Fountain
 

House of Cornelius Rufus
 

House of the Tragic Poets
 

Triangular Forum
 

Altar of Mercur's of Vespasian's Temple
 

Street of Stabiae
 

House of the Gilt Cupids
 

Interior of the Baths of the Forum
 

House of the Sliver Wedding
 

Mosaic - Cave Canem
 

Human Imprints
 

Interior of the Museum
 

Pompei and its Principal Monuments

Pompei was a modern Italian city that was buried under the ashes of the volcano Vesuvius
 in 79 A.D.  The tragedy that buried the city and its inhabitants 2,000 years ago
froze it in time, and consequently, through careful excavation,
today presents the world with the city exactly as it was.  

Presented here are 32 photogravures of the ruins of Pompei published in 1890. 
Below each image is its title in English, French, Italian and German, printed in red as shown.  The paper size is 8 3/4  x 11 3/4 inches (222 x 300 mm).  Photogravure was newest technique in reproducing art/images.  Prior to this time engravings were required, either copper, steel or wood.  These are from actual photographs taken probably in the several years prior to publishing, presenting ancient Pompei as it actually appeared in 1890.

It was not common to name the photographer(s) of such images, primarily because photography, at this time, was considered a method of reproduction rather than an art.  The photographer(s) of these images  remains unidentified.

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