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Title Page, from A select collection of views and ruins in Rome and its vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Temple of Venus and Cupid, plate twelve from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Arch of Pantani, plate thirty-seven from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Temple of the Sun & Moon, plate two from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Temple of Tussis or the God of Coughing, plate twenty-nine from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Temple of Remus and Romulus, plate sixteen from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Tomb of Nero, plate 7 from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

The Great Cascatella at Tivoli, plate thirteen from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Temple of Hope, plate twenty-four from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Cascade of Tivoli, plate thirty-nine from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Trophy of Marius, plate thirty-one from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Temple of the God Rediculus, plate five from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity Temple of the God Rediculus, plate five from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Tower of Pignattara, plate twenty-two from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Grotto of the Sirens, plate thirty from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

The Pantheon, plate twenty-six from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Janus's Arch, plate twenty from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

St. Agnes's Church, plate eight from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Titus's Arch, plate ten from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Temple of Hercules at Cori, plate thirty-two from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)

Tomb of Horath, plate six from A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)