1885 Bulla Pictorial Tourist Map of Rome, Italy

This is a scarce c. 1885 Romolo Bulla pictorial tourist map of Rome, Italy, representing the early development of Rome's tram system.

A Closer Look

Oriented to the west-southwest, Bulla's map depicts Rome from the Aventine Hill to the Piazza del Popolo and the Villa Borghese and from the Vatican to the Termini train station. Profile illustrations of most of the major monuments in Rome appear throughout, including the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, the Temple of Vesta, and the Vatican, among others. All place names and street names are in Italian. A street index appears just outside the border.

Publication History and Census

This map was created and published by Romolo Bulla c. 1885. Bulla published several editions of this map, most of which can be distinguished by the development of Rome's tramway system. This is one of the earliest in the series, as only the first two tramway lines are illustrated. We note various states cataloged in institutional collections and OCLC entries for maps bearing this title and approximate date. We also note an example at Harvard University.