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This map is based on a water-colour of the area painted in 1834 detailing the extent of the finds to that date. It shows the position of the Theatre (A), the Basilica (B) and the Villa of the Papyri (C) relative to the open excavation site.
The detail and extent of the discoveries in the explored area is largely due to the diligence of a Swiss engineer, Karl Weber, who made the first map of the sub-terranean galleries and the buildings they led to. His methodology was continued by the Spanish architect Framcesco La Vega who produced as complete a plan of Herculaneum as was possible from the available evidence.
Open Excavations
The buildings at the site are grouped in blocks (insulae), defined by the intersection of the east-west (cardi) and north-south (decumani) streets. Hence we have Insula II - Insula VII running anti-clockwise from Insula II. To the east are two additional blocks: Orientalis I (oI) and Orientalis II (oII). To the south of Orientalis I (oI) lies one additional group of buildings known as the 'Suburban District' (SD).
Individual buildings having their own entrance number. For example, the House of the Deer is labelled (Ins IV, 3).
For ease of reference we have followed this convention and have grouped buildings of interest accordingly.
To view a building select it from the table below. A description of the building will be displayed, grouped with the other buildings in its insula. To select an insula, click on any building in the insula.
