Pompeii, past and present : illustrated by photographs of the ruins as they are, with sketches of their original elevations
Pompeii, past and present is an 1884 London photographic album by Luigi Fischetti and E. Lauro, published by W. Clowes, pairing photographs of the Pompeii ruins with sketches of their original elevations for a scholarly and antiquarian readership. Its pictures are sepia albumen photographs of streets, walls, columns and paved thoroughfares, showing how a designer might use weathered classical stone and warm tonal depth for historical or archaeological themes.





















