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Map of Athens, on which some of the most important monuments of the city are noted.
View and plan of the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens. Drawings of the capitals and other architectural features of the monument, mostly of Corinthian order.
View and plan of the Parthenon, with drawings of several architectural features of the temple.
View of the southern side of the Erechtheion. Plan of the monument.
View and plan of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. View of Pnyx.
The Choregic monument of Thrasyllus (Panagia Spiliotissa). Plan of the monument.
The Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens. Plans of the monument.
The Monument of Philopappus in Athens.
View of Hadrian's Arch in Athens. Plan of the monument. Capitals of Corinthian order from Hadrian's Arch (Α), from Portici near Naples (Β) and Salamis in Cyprus (C). Plan of the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens.
View of the Temple of Artemis Agrotera in Agrae (Panagia stin Petra). Drawing of the epistyle. Plan of the monument. The porch of Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni) in Athens (Β). Plan of the monument. Drawing of the entablature.
The Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos (Tower of the Winds) in Athens. Plan of the monument.
Section of the Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos (Tower of the Winds) in Athens.
View of the Gate of Athena Archegetis (mod. Pazaroporta) in Athens. Drawing of the pilaster, and plan of the monument.
View and plan of Hadrian's Library in Athens.
The Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion) in Athens. Plan of the monument, together with drawings of its architectural elements.
Foot of bronze statue from Myconos island, which John Montagu Sandwich brought to Great Britain. (Α). Foot of colossal marble statue discovered by R. Pococke in Asia Minor (Β). Bronze statue bought by R. Pococke at the bazaar of Aleppo in Syria (C). Lamp from Qift (anc. Coptus) in Egypt (D).
Bronze lamp from Thessaloniki (Α). Bronze lamp from Aleppo (Β). Mirror's frame (C). Decorative mask from Aleppo (D). Ring from Aleppo (Ε). Statue from Aleppo (F). Signet from Beirut (G). Clay head of the Hellenistic deity Harpocrates from Egypt (Η). Charm from Egypt (Ι). Several charms from Egypt.
Frontispiece: Imaginary representation of the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens, together with a topographical map of the Acropolis of Athens and plans of its monuments.
Roman inscription at the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens, in between the Beule Gate and the Temple of Athena Nike. The inscription refers to Flavius Septimius Marcellinus, with the sponsorship of whom the Propylaea of the Acropolis were restored (280 C.E.)
Votive inscription from the Theater of Dionysus in Athens.
Ancient inscription from the Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion) in Athens.
Votive inscriptions from the Stoa of Attalos in Athens. These inscriptions, as well as many other parts of the Stoa, were used in the reconstruction of the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens and the walls surrounding the rock.
Marble stele on which a law of Emperor Hadrian is preserved. The author argues that he found this inscription next to the Temple of Rome and Augustus on the Acropolis. He also claims, however, that this inscription was initially found at the Prytaneum.
Inscription from the Choregic monument of Thrasyllus (Panagia Spiliotissa).
Composition: The bridge of Ilissus and the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. The Temple of Rome and Augustus in Pula, Croatia.
Composition: The Odeon of Herodes Atticus together with the Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion) in Athens.
Composition: The porch of Hadrian's aqueduct (Dexameni) together with the Parthenon. In the background the columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens.
Composition: Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens together with the port of Faliro, close to Piraeus.
Composition: The Monument of Philopappus. Scene of excavations at Thoricos, ancient settlement near Lavrio.
Hadrian's Library in Athens.