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The funeral of Pope Pius IX, on 13 February 1878, in St. Peter's, Rome. Process print.

A procession of the Palms in St. Peter's at Rome. Coloured lithograph.

The emperor Constantine digging the foundations of St. Peter's Basilica. Etching by P. de Balliu after P. van Lint after P.P. Drei, 1637.

Pilgrims in St. Peter's in Rome pay devotion to the statue of St. Peter. Etching by D. Allan.

People praying before the bronze statue of Saint Peter in St. Peter's Basilica, in the Vatican City. Wood engraving by H. Linton.

The western and eastern churches represented by St. Peter's in Rome and S. Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople); Jewish circumcision and the baptism of a baby by a bishop . Engraving by R. Smith.

A view from the universe : St. Peter's at Rome : in which the various empires, kingdoms, republics, states, principal islands, colonies, and discoveries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, alphabetically arranged, are shown at one glance, and included in a single line, with the situation, extent, chief cities, their population, distances in British miles from London ...

The tomb of Pope Alexander VII in St Peter's Basilica, Rome. Pen and ink drawing after G.L. Bernini.

A pope with a model of St Peter's enthroned on clouds, threatening a dragon with a spear; representing the Roman Catholic church fighting againsy heresy. Engraving by C. Grandi after A. Orazi.

Saint Peter's basilica: interior. Line engraving by V. Feoli after himself.

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, with the buildings of the Vatican and the surrounding country. Process print, ca. 1910, after G.B. Piranesi.

Saint Peter's basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, and the surrounding buildings of the Vatican. Etching, 1704.

Basilica of Saint Peter, Vatican: the church and the colonnade, lit by lamps at night. Coloured etching.

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, with the buildings of the Vatican and the surrounding country. Etching after G.B. Piranesi, 17--.

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Saint Peter's basilica: interior. Line engraving by V. Feoli after himself.

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, with the buildings of the Vatican and the surrounding country. Process print, ca. 1910, after G.B. Piranesi.

Saint Peter's basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, and the surrounding buildings of the Vatican. Etching, 1704.

Basilica of Saint Peter, Vatican: the church and the colonnade, lit by lamps at night. Coloured etching.

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, with the buildings of the Vatican and the surrounding country. Etching after G.B. Piranesi, 17--.