During my stay in Rome I frequently repeated my visits to its more interesting points, such as the Capitol, St. Peter's, and the Pantheon, and traversed the city and its neighbourhood, by which repetitions I imagine that I gained almost as correct ideas as if I had actually seen these objects.
extract from The Narrative of a Journey through France, &c. (London, 1822) by James Holman FRS, pp.172, edited by Joe Rizzo Naudi.
Beautifully edited. I can imagine I’m in Rome😊