{"product_id":"old-street-plan-map-of-turin-italy-1833-piazza-castello-palazzo-reale-cittadella-via-po-la-superga","title":"Old Map of Turin, Italy, 1833: Piazza Castello, Palazzo Reale, Cittadella, Via Po, La Superga","description":"\u003cp\u003eTurin [Torino], issued in 1833 by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, captures the Savoyard capital at a pivotal moment with a crystalline clarity worthy of its subject. The plan’s disciplined, grid-like layout is rendered with meticulous care, revealing alleys, intimate courtyards, and ceremonially framed open spaces. Three elegant vignettes—Church of La Superga, a broad View of Turin, and the Royal Palace—anchor the city’s civic identity, from dynastic piety to temporal power. Although the sheet concentrates on the central districts and stops short of fully embracing the Po, the urban axis of Via Po and the sweep of Corso Cairoli still gesture toward the river’s banks, underscoring Turin’s measured balance between rational planning and dramatic natural setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart lies the great composition of Piazza Castello, with the Palazzo Reale and Giardini Reali forming a stately ensemble that governs the city’s ceremonial life. From this nucleus, avenues radiate in confident order: Via Roma and Via Garibaldi as commercial spines, Via Vittorio Emanuele II and Corso Vittorio Emanuele II as grand corridors of movement, and Via Cavour and Via Alfieri stitching refined quarters together. Piazza Cararlo punctuates the grid with another civic stage, while Via dell’Università and Via dell’Arcivescovado signal the proximate presence of intellect and ecclesiastical authority. Every block bristles with detail—courts tucked behind imposing facades, passages threading between palazzi—making this a city map that rewards close, almost architectural study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plan also records Turin’s martial and administrative armature. The Citadel (Cittadella), linked by Strada della Cittadella, stands as a muscular counterpoint to the palatial core, its bastioned geometry emblematic of a capital long focused on order, defense, and statecraft. Tree-lined promenades such as Viale Regina Margherita and Viale Umbria, and the measured breadth of Corso Palestro and Corso Francia, shape green thresholds and ceremonial routes, while parks and gardens soften the urban grid with cultivated respite. The rigorous street pattern—seen in thoroughfares like Via San Domenico, Via Santa Teresa, and Via San Francesco d’Assisi—evokes a city designed to choreograph movement, perspective, and power with Enlightenment precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCultural and civic institutions are written directly into the toponymy. Via Accademia Albertina hints at the arts; Via dell’Università underscores Turin’s scholarly gravitas; and Via della Consolata recalls enduring devotional life. Political modernity flickers through names such as Via Giuseppe Mazzini and Via Garibaldi, presaging the Risorgimento that would soon make Turin the first capital of Unified Italy. Axes like Via Po anticipate the riverfront promenades, even as industrial promise gathers along corridors including Via del Lavoro and Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. In this way, the map charts an urban organism balancing tradition and reform—the ideal stage on which the drama of Italian unification and early industrial growth would unfold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SDUK’s 19th-century cartographic craft is everywhere apparent: streets are cleanly delineated, landmarks crisply identified, and space articulated so legibly that the city seems to breathe on the page. The vignettes deepen the narrative—La Superga crowns the eastern hills as a spiritual and dynastic beacon; the Royal Palace asserts sovereign authority; and the panoramic View of Turin synthesizes geometry and landscape. Though the Po River lies largely beyond the plan’s full embrace, avenues like Via Po and Corso Cairoli point unmistakably toward its banks, while scattered green spaces promise shade and promenade. As a city map, this work is compelling for how completely it marries form and history—an urbane anatomy lesson at the threshold of national transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreets and roads on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Accademia Albertina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Alfieri\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Bligny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Carignano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Cavour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Castiglione\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia della Consolata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia dell'Arcivescovado\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia dell'Università\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia del Lavoro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia della Rocca\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Garibaldi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Giuseppe Mazzini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Magenta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Pignatelli\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Po\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Roma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia San Domenico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia San Francesco d'Assisi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia San Giuseppe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Santa Teresa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVia Vittorio Emanuele II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorso Vittorio Emanuele II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViale Regina Margherita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViale Umbria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViale del Repubblica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrada Nuova\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorso Cairoli\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorso Francia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorso Palestro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrada della Cittadella\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChurch of La Superga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCitadel (Cittadella)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePalazzo Reale (Royal Palace)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiazza Castello\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiazza Cararlo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiardini Reali\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Po River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious parks and green spaces throughout the city\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed grid layout of streets and alleyways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations at the bottom depicting landscapes and architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreation Date: 1833\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker\/Publisher: SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap Description: Detailed town plan with a grid-like layout, alleys, streets, courtyards, open spaces, and three vignettes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeographical Focus: Central Turin; the plan does not extend fully to the Po River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Context: Capital of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia; later the first capital of Unified Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes: Urban planning, historical landmarks, and public spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign Style: Meticulous 19th-century cartographic techniques with clearly delineated streets and landmarks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignificance: Captures a key moment in Italian history as a hub for unification and industrial growth\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=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\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=\"\/es\/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=\"\/es\/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":58241134199168,"sku":"UM00293787A","price":362.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58241134231936,"sku":"UM00293788A","price":972.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":58241134264704,"sku":"UM00293789A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":58241134297472,"sku":"UM00293790A","price":362.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58241134330240,"sku":"UM00293791A","price":972.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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