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NOLLI, Giovanni Battista (c.1692-1756). Nuova Pianta di Roma. Rome: 1748.
Engraved wall map of Rome on 17 untrimmed double-page sheets, unbound as issued, overall size of map: 1708 x 2061mm, plate size: 427 x 687mm, comprising engraved title, an index on 4 double-page sheets, the map of Rome on 12 double-page sheets including vignettes of allegorical figures after Stefano Pozzi together with Rome's monuments, and the dedication to Pope Benedetto XIV on the base of a column, elaborate rococo border. (Light soiling to title sheet.) Modern black cloth slipcase with black morocco title gilt.
THE FINEST OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY PLANS OF ROME and the first plan of the city based upon geodesic principles. With Rocque's plan of London and Bretez's plan of Paris, Nolli's plan ranks as one of the greatest eighteenth plan of any European city. Rome essentially appears in its Renaissance form with large areas within the ancient walls still occupied by large villas with extensive fields, orchards and gardens. The Colosseum, for example, still stands in virtually open country. Many important ancient sites such as the Circus Maximus and the Forum, are shown in an unearthed state. The lower sheets are almost entirely taken up by lavish, finely-engraved ornamentation in the style of Piranesi. In the lower left corner is a montage of classical landmarks, including the Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, the Forum and Trajan's Column, before which are allegorical figures including Romulus and Remus in the form of broken ancient statuary. The lower right corner contains an allegorical representation of the Church seated before Michaelangelo's assemblage of buildings on the Capitoline Hill. Frutaz CLXIXa
Engraved wall map of Rome on 17 untrimmed double-page sheets, unbound as issued, overall size of map: 1708 x 2061mm, plate size: 427 x 687mm, comprising engraved title, an index on 4 double-page sheets, the map of Rome on 12 double-page sheets including vignettes of allegorical figures after Stefano Pozzi together with Rome's monuments, and the dedication to Pope Benedetto XIV on the base of a column, elaborate rococo border. (Light soiling to title sheet.) Modern black cloth slipcase with black morocco title gilt.
THE FINEST OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY PLANS OF ROME and the first plan of the city based upon geodesic principles. With Rocque's plan of London and Bretez's plan of Paris, Nolli's plan ranks as one of the greatest eighteenth plan of any European city. Rome essentially appears in its Renaissance form with large areas within the ancient walls still occupied by large villas with extensive fields, orchards and gardens. The Colosseum, for example, still stands in virtually open country. Many important ancient sites such as the Circus Maximus and the Forum, are shown in an unearthed state. The lower sheets are almost entirely taken up by lavish, finely-engraved ornamentation in the style of Piranesi. In the lower left corner is a montage of classical landmarks, including the Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, the Forum and Trajan's Column, before which are allegorical figures including Romulus and Remus in the form of broken ancient statuary. The lower right corner contains an allegorical representation of the Church seated before Michaelangelo's assemblage of buildings on the Capitoline Hill. Frutaz CLXIXa
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