De Agostini Geographical Institute Pavilion

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Title Proper/Title Text
De Agostini Geographical Institute Pavilion

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Date of Publication/Creation Date
July-December, 1911

Inscription Language
Italian (Language)

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Descriptive Note Text

This black-and-white phoptograph shows the Istituto Geografico De Agostini Pavilion, with its inconic sculpture of the earth, placed at the top of the building.  One of the main attractions in the Pavilion was the relief-map of Italy created by Cavaliere Domenico Locchi.

The Istituto Georgrafico De Agostini was founded by geographer Giovanni De Agostini in Rome in June 1901. In 1908 the Institute was moved to Novara, in the Piedmont region of Italy.

Related Work/Label Identification
This photograph was published in Giornale Ufficiale, n°32, July-December 1911, p. 515.

Related Archival Material

L' Esposizione di Torino: Giornale ufficiale illustrato dell'esposizione internazionale delle industrie e del lavoro 1911 L' Esposizione di Torino: Giornale ufficiale illustrato dell'esposizione internazionale delle industrie e del lavoro 1911

Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)

Current Repository Numbers
CDC-MA-GUIL-0001-515