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BERTELLI, Francesco (1594-1629, editor and publisher). Theatro delle città d'Italia con nova aggiunta. Padua: Giosetto & fratelli Sardi for Bertelli, 1629.
2 parts in one vol., oblong 4° (150 x 208mm). Title with engraved vignette, engraved frontispiece and 78 town-plans, views and maps. (Frontispiece with outer margin replaced and neatly laminated on verso.) Old limp vellum. Provenance: numerous manuscript annotations in a single early hand, identifying prominent families in various cities.
FIRST EDITION. The view of Rome is based on Ferdinando Bertelli's view of 1599, which was itself inspired by Ambrogio Brambilla's 1590 plan (cf. Frutaz CXXXIX.); Cremonini 20.
2 parts in one vol., oblong 4° (150 x 208mm). Title with engraved vignette, engraved frontispiece and 78 town-plans, views and maps. (Frontispiece with outer margin replaced and neatly laminated on verso.) Old limp vellum. Provenance: numerous manuscript annotations in a single early hand, identifying prominent families in various cities.
FIRST EDITION. The view of Rome is based on Ferdinando Bertelli's view of 1599, which was itself inspired by Ambrogio Brambilla's 1590 plan (cf. Frutaz CXXXIX.); Cremonini 20.