{"product_id":"old-pictorial-map-of-lisbon-by-meyer-1844-praca-do-comercio-rossio-castelo-de-sao-jorge-se-cathedral-tagus-river","title":"Old Map of Lisbon by Meyer, 1844: Praça do Comércio, Rossio, Castelo de São Jorge, Sé Cathedral, Tagus River","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoseph Meyer’s 1844 plan, titled Lissabon (Lisboa), presents a masterful marriage of cartographic fidelity and artistic flourish, crowned by a striking panoramic view that stages the city against the broad sweep of the Tagus River and its encircling hills. Ornamental borders and a finely worked cartouche frame a composition that is both analytical and evocative, drawing the eye from the grid of the baixa to the serried ridgelines above. As a city map, it is remarkable for how lucidly it renders Lisbon’s urban order while never losing sight of the topography that governs it—steep inclines, riverfront quays, and the arterial roads that knit together districts old and new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt street level, Meyer’s draftsmanship clarifies the Pombaline city rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake. The regimented blocks of the Baixa unfold between Praça do Comércio and Praça do Rossio, their commercial life legible along Rua do Ouro, Rua da Prata, and Rua do Comércio. To the west, the cultured slope of Chiado gathers around Largo do Chiado, while Bairro Alto rises via the switchback of Calçada da Glória and the literary lanes off Rua do Século. Eastward, Alfama tightens into medieval intimacy on Rua de São Miguel. Along the waterfront, Rua de São Paulo traces Cais do Sodré’s mercantile edge. The axial sweep of Avenida da Liberdade organizes movement northward, knitting the center to expanding quarters such as Campo de Ourique and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeyer anchors this urban tapestry with landmarks that orient both resident and visitor. The citadel of Castelo de São Jorge crowns the skyline above Alfama, mirrored below by the sober mass of the Sé Cathedral. On the western heights, the palatial seat at São Bento presides over Rua de São Bento; nearer the river, the noble facades on Rua das Janelas Verdes and the lanes of Lapa—Beco da Lapa, Travessa da Esperança—signal patrician Lisbon. In the Baixa, the arcaded Praça do Comércio opens like a ceremonial gate to the Tagus, while Rossio remains the city’s pulsing stage. The panoramic vignette captures rigged vessels and bustling quays, reinforcing the maritime metabolism that the street plan so methodically serves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeography is protagonist here, not backdrop. The Tagus bends in a generous arc that explains the city’s mercantile focus and the alignment of principal thoroughfares, from Rua de São Paulo to Travessa das Flores. Hills decide neighborhood character: the intimate climbs of Beco dos Sapos and the precipitous Calçada de São Francisco differ utterly from the broad promenade of Avenida da Liberdade and Rua das Portas de Santo Antão. An inset map extends the frame to the hinterland, threading Estrada de Benfica, Estrada de Telheiras, Estrada dos Reis, and the road toward Albufeira—arteries that reveal Lisbon’s dependence on regional supply lines and its 19th‑century appetite for suburban reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeyer, celebrated for fusing precision with pictorial grace in his encyclopedic projects, delivers here a snapshot of Lisbon at a hinge moment—decades after its Pombaline reinvention and on the cusp of later 19th‑century expansions. The city’s mercantile grid, religious and civic monuments, and rising bourgeois quarters coexist with traces of older quarters and rural thresholds. This is what makes Lissabon (Lisboa) such a notable city map: it reads the metropolis as a living negotiation between plan and place, commerce and court, hill and harbor. In Meyer’s hands, decorative cartography is never mere ornament; it is an interpretive lens that reveals how Lisbon’s landscape shaped its history—and how its streets shaped its soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreets and roads on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvenida da Liberdade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCampo de Ourique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua da Paz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua da Prata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua das Janelas Verdes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua do Comércio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua do Ouro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua do Século\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua dos Caldeireiros\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua dos Três Figueiras\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua das Portas de Santo Antão\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua de São Paulo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua de São Miguel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua de São Bento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRua do Seminário\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravessa da Esperança\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravessa de Santo António\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraça do Comércio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraça do Rossio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLargo do Chiado\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstrada de Benfica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstrada de Albufeira\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstrada de Telheiras\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstrada dos Reis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeco dos Sapos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeco da Lapa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalçada de São Francisco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalçada da Glória\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravessa das Flores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePanoramic view of Lisbon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecorative borders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeographic features such as hills and the Tagus River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey urban neighborhoods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotable landmarks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInset map detailing surrounding areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate of creation: 1844\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker: Joseph Meyer, a noted 19th-century cartographer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeyer’s contribution: combined cartographic precision with artistic elements, often in encyclopedias and geographic publications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes: urban layout, geographic features, and decorative cartography emphasizing the city–landscape relationship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign\/style: intricate layout with ornamented borders and cartouche; blend of artistic illustration and cartographic accuracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical significance: offers insight into Lisbon’s 19th-century urban planning and development in the post-1755 era and before later modernization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion depicted: Lisbon, Portugal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 70in (180cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlease note: the labels on this map are hard to read if you order a map that is 16in (40cm) or smaller. The map is still very attractive, but if you would like to read the map easily, please buy a larger size.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57584760357248,"sku":"UM00264268A","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57584760390016,"sku":"UM00264269A","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57584760422784,"sku":"UM00264270A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":57584760455552,"sku":"UM00264271A","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57584760488320,"sku":"UM00264272A","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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