Unknown (19th), Mouth of the Cloaca Maxima into... Lot 523

Unknown (19th), Mouth of the Cloaca Maxima into the Tiber, around 1870, albumen paper print Unknown (19th century): View of the mouth of the Cloaca Maxima into the Tiber Ancient canal system, Rome, c. 1870, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print Inscription: Lower middle inscribed in the printing plate: "ROMA Cloaca Massima". Date: c. 1870 Description: The sepia photograph shows the urbanised river landscape in Rome with the mouth of the Cloaca Massima into the Tiber. The city with its historic buildings and a striking bell tower can be seen in the background Keywords: Sepia; river landscape; historic buildings; bell tower; urbanised; Roman aqueduct; sewage system; sewer; cesspit, 19th century, Roman, Cities, Italy, Rome (Latium), Size: Albumen paper: 19,7 cm x 25,7 cm (7,8 x 10,1 in), Depiction: 19,0 cm x 25,6 cm (7,5 x 10,1 in)