GALLIA ROMANA
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| Ville | Nice, Cimiez (Alpes-Maritimes, 06) |
| Subject(s) | Water tower |
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| Author(s) | Peiresc, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de |
| Magistrate and antiquarian from Aix (1580-1637) | |
| Resource type | Drawing (pen and ink) |
| Date | 1620 |
| Inscription | « Bastiment antique en forme de Naumachie qui faisoit la fonction de CASTRA AQVARUM dans la ville de Cemelle ou Cimiers prez de Nice » |
| References | Paris, BnF, ms. 8958, f. 192 (left) |
| Bibliography | Gassendi 1641 ; DLF XVIIe siècle, pp. 979-980 ; Benoît 1977, pp. 32-33 ; Lemerle 2002-1, pp. 287-302 ; Lemerle 2005, p. 64 ; Lautier/Rothé 2010, p. 427 |
| Remarks | The ruins of the water tower of the aqueduct at Mouraille were brought to light when Jean-Baptiste de Gubernatis, Consul of Nice, built a villa on the site |
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