Download or read book The Topography of Rome and Its Vicinity, Vol. 1 of 2 written by William Gell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-27 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Topography of Rome and Its Vicinity, Vol. 1 of 2 The impossibility of procuring information from existing maps or books, respecting those places which existed contemporaneously with early Rome, or previous to its foundation, was the first inducement to examine the country; a map of the Roman territory, under the kings, being all that was at first intended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.