This ceramic photo tile brings a sliver of 17th‑century Rome into your home. The hand‑colored copperplate engraving of Tusculum/Frascati—reproduced from Giacomo Lauro’s 1622 map—feels like an old atlas page reborn: streets, villas, temples and ruins rendered in crisp, vibrant hues. Hung on a kitchen wall, leaned on a bookshelf, or placed on a mantle, it invites quiet study and sparks conversation. It suits someone who loves history, cartography, or Italian countryside scenes and wants an object that looks lived‑in and studied rather than mass‑produced.

On the legend at the bottom of this Lauro plate, the villas/estate complexes called out are:

B — Villa/Palace “Mondragone” (the “sumptuous palace” associated with Pope Paul V)

C — Villa of Cardinal Aldobrandini (Villa Aldobrandini)

E — “Ruffina” Villa of Cardinal Sforza (often written as Villa Rufinella/Ruffinella in other sources)

F — Villa Tusculana (Villa Tuscolana)

G — Villa of Cardinal Borghese (Villa Borghese)

I — Villa of the Duke of Sora

K — Villa of Cardinal Ludovisi, called “Belpoggio”

P — Arigona (an estate/villa name tied in the legend to D. Vareij)

Q — Villa “Acqua Viva” of Cardinal Montalto

R — Villa of the Duke of Altemps

Also listed (not exactly “villas,” but mapped landmarks):

A (Tusculum town)

D (fountains/waterworks)

H (Camaldolese hermitage) and L/M/O (religious sites).

Product features - Vibrant, archival full‑color reproduction - Available glossy or matte finish - Highly detailed reproduction of 1622 Giacomo Lauro map

Care instructions - If the canvas does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, damp cloth.

Tusculum Map Matte Canvas | Historic Italian Cartography