Unique quality material

Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)
Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade

The artwork reproduced

The map draws on the descriptions in Julius Caesar's Commentarii, with precise indications of the parts of all Gaul, its peoples and its main geographical and topographical features. A true gem.

The Commentarii, also called Commentarius in the singular, are a body of writings attributed to Gaius Julius Caesar, a general and politician well known to scholars. These works can be described as historical and ethnographic chronicles documenting the various battles Caesar fought against the peoples he conquered, such as the Africans and the Gauls. They also have a didactic and descriptive purpose, dealing with the customs and traditions of these peoples. The most notable work in this collection is De bello Gallico (The Gallic War), which recounts Caesar's military campaigns in Gaul. Another important work is De bello civili (The Civil War), which focuses on Caesar's war against Pompey the Great.

These texts are included in the Corpus Caesarianum, a complete collection of Caesar's works edited by Aulus Hirtius, a friend and lieutenant of Caesar. The Corpus Caesarianum also includes other titles dealing with minor campaigns conducted by Caesar, such as the Anticato, Bellum Africum, Bellum Alexandrinum and Bellum Hispaniense.