Aerial view of Volubilis. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink.
The city is built on a plateau, within a fortified enclosure punctuated by towers and pierced by gates. A residential area is built on the left side of the drawing. Numerous domus can be seen along the decumanus (east-west axis). This road ends in a triumphal arch. Nearby are the northern thermal baths. They can be identified by their double-sloped roof and the smoke rising from them. A palestra adjoins the building. In the center of the drawing, a vast courtyard lined with porticoes stands out: this is the forum. It is flanked by the basilica, the forum baths and Gallien’s baths, as well as the capitol. Mountains loom in the background.