[ROME] NOLLI, Giovanni Battista (1701-1756). Urbis Romae Ichnographia a Leonardo Bufalino. Nuremberg: Homann, 1755. Large-format map reproducing the plan published by Leonardo Bufalini in 1551. The intricate plan includes an index identifying 307 places of interest. The Colosseum, the Vatican City, the Circus Maximus, various ancient baths and many other sites are easily identified. In the lower corners are views of the Pantheon and the Arch of Janus. Map, (855 x 1055mm) 4 unmounted leaves. 4 uncut leaves, outlines and districts with contemporary coloring (small marginal tear repaired). (1)

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