Abstract
The purpose of this paper is carry out a short overview of the elements (documentary, narrative and cartographic) that mention „the walls of Iași”, starting from the German stamps at the end of the 17th century and to the verbatim expression ” at the wall” appearing in 17th and 18th century property deeds and other type of documents in in Iasi, dating back to the same period. These historical data is corroborated to the cartographical and pictorial sources that include information on the ”walls” that might be found within the city of Iași.