Halsted B. Vander Poel Campanian collection - Calisphere

Series V. New editions of early archaeological publications on Pompeii, 1796-1989
Series V.A. Translation of the early excavation records of R. de Alcubierre, undated ...
Box 262, Folder
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Box 262, Folder
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Box 263, Folder
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Box 263, Folder
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INVENTORY OF THE HALSTED B.
VANDER POEL CAMPANIAN
COLLECTION, circa 1570-1997
Series V. New editions of early archaeological publications on Pompeii, 1796-1989
Physical Description: 34.5 linear feet
Scope and Content Note
In addition to the CTP, Vander Poel envisioned another ambitious series of publications. He
planned to issue new editions of many of the classic, early archaeological publications on
Pompeii and to present unpublished material which he had tracked down. Vander Poel hoped
to increase access to these source materials for Pompeii and to make them easier for the
modern scholar to use. Many of the early publications on Pompeii were monumental, heavily
illustrated folio editions, very rare and held by only a limited number of libraries. His new
editions would increase their availability. These new editions would also be augmented by
the scholarly apparatus which would facilitate their use as research tools.
The precise form these new editions were to take remains unclear. For most of his projected
new editions, the research appears to be in preliminary form. The majority of the material in
the series consists of reproductions of his source materials and his initial notes on
supplemental information. His primary focus was providing information on original location,
current location and bibliography for the architecture, paintings and objects presented in the
early works.
Much of the material presented in this subseries lacks a specific date and individual items
are therefore marked as undated. However, for original research a date within the range
from circa 1958 to 1996 can be assumed, with the exception of reproductions of early
material.
Arrangement
The series is arranged in seventeen subseries. These subseries are presented alphabetically
by author.
Series V.A. Translation of the early excavation records of R. de Alcubierre, undated
Physical Description: 0.8 linear feet
Scope and Content Note
Roque Joach. de Alcubierre (1702-1780), the military engineer in charge of excavations
under Charles III, kept a journal for the period from 1738 to 1756 with reports of the
excavations at Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae. Vander Poel tracked down the
unpublished manuscript and commissioned translations from the original Spanish into
Italian. The date of the translations in unknown. Vander Poel had intended to publish the
translation with an analysis and documentation of the sections on Pompeii.
Typescript of translation by A.F. Alvarez, undated
Physical Description: 479 leaves
Carbon copy of typescript of translation by A.F. Alvarez, undated
Physical Description: 480 leaves
Annotated typescript of translation by A.F. Hevia, undated
Physical Description: 463 leaves
Photocopy of typescript of translation by A.F. Hevia, undated
Physical Description: 463 leaves
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