[ROME] TEMPESTA, Antonio (1555-1630). Roma. Frankfurt: Merian, [1643].
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[ROME] TEMPESTA, Antonio (1555-1630). Roma. Frankfurt: Merian, [1643]. Beautiful view of Rome, a smaller copy of the original sketched by Antonio Tempesta in 1593, and engraved and edited by Matteo Merian to be included in the works of Martin Zeiller. Toponyms, in Latin and Italian, are incorporated into the map. Map, (332 x 730mm). Two conjoined sheets (Restoration to verso, small chip at lower edge). (1)

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[ROME] TEMPESTA, Antonio (1555-1630). Roma. Frankfurt: Merian, [1643]. Beautiful view of Rome, a smaller copy of the original sketched by Antonio Tempesta in 1593, and engraved and edited by Matteo Merian to be included in the works of Martin Zeiller. Toponyms, in Latin and Italian, are incorporated into the map. Map, (332 x 730mm). Two conjoined sheets (Restoration to verso, small chip at lower edge). (1)

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PAOLI, Paul Anthony. Avanzi delle antichita esistenti a Pozzuoli Cuma e Baia Antiquitatum Puteolis Cumis Baiis existentium reliquiae. S.l. s.d. [Naples or Florence, 1768]. Imperial folio. 490x365 mm. Coeval half-bock binding, red paper-covered boards, sinewy spine with gold friezes and gold title on green gusset. Entirely engraved work: LXVIII [i.e. LXIX] endpapers of which one folded several times and 2 on double page, 38 endpapers of fully engraved text in two columns in Italian and Latin. Composed as follows: Eyelet, Frontispiece, Dedication, 66 plates numbered IV-LXVIII (with addition of plate XLII bis), 36 engraved cards with explanation of the plates, 2 Index cards, all with blank verso. The date "Year A:C: MDCCLXVIII" appears at the end. The name of the author, Paolo Antonio Paoli, is obtained from the dedication engraved in the Tab. III card. Traces of use to binding, foxing to margins, some skillful restoration; overall good preservation, specimen with wide margins. Rare first edition of Paoli's intaglio masterpiece. Text and views in beautiful copper-engraved plates. Systematic documentation of classical Greek and Roman ruins, many depicted here for the first time, is considered the most important 18th-century view of Pozzuoli and its environs. The engravings by Giovanni Volpato, Antoine Cardon, Francesco La Marra and Johann Dominik Fiorillo are based on drawings by local artists such as Gianbattista Natali, Tommaso Rojola, Ricciarelli and Magri. Volpato's imaginative engravings are remarkable, particularly the Frontispiece and the Dedication; of great scenic effect is the large View of the Pozzuoli Coast, folded several times. Count Felice Gazzola commissioned the present work and once published it was printed in very few copies and sold for 15 Neapolitan ducats. Paolo Antonio Paoli, president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy of Rome, 1775-98, was a pioneering scholar and historian of the ancient civilizations of the Campania region of southern Italy. This copy is in Variant B indicated by SBN: at the end appears the citation "Jamam qui terminet astris. Virg. l. Ae. 287" and no price indication appears. Brunet I, 314; Berlin Katalog 1895; Cicognara 2692, with erroneous date 1778. Imperial Folio. 490x365 mm. Contemporary quater sheepskin binding, red cardboard covers, ribbed spine with gilt ornaments and gilt title on green label. Work entirely engraved: LXVIII [i.e. LXIX] plates, one of which is folded several times and 2 on double pages, 38 leaves of text entirely engraved on two columns in Italian and Latin. Composed as follows: Half-title, Title page, Dedication, 66 plates numbered IV-LXVIII (with the addition of plate XLII bis), 36 engraved leaves with the explanation of the plates, 2 index leaves, all with blank reverse. At the end the date "Anno A:C: MDCCLXVIII" appears. The name of the author, Paolo Antonio Paoli, is taken from the dedication engraved on the leaf of Tab. III. Traces of wear on the binding, foxing on the margins, some skilfull restorations; overall in good condition, specimen with wide margins. Rare first edition of Paoli's chalcographic masterpiece. Text and views in beautiful copper engraved plates. The systematic documentation of classical Greek and Roman ruins, many of which are depicted here for the first time, is considered the most important eighteenth-century view of Pozzuoli and its surroundings. The engravings by Giovanni Volpato, Antoine Cardon, Francesco La Marra and Johann Dominik Fiorillo are based on drawings by local artists such as Gianbattista Natali, Tommaso Rojola, Ricciarelli and Magri.Volpato's imaginative engravings are remarkable, particularly the Titlepage and the Dedication; of great scenographic effect is the large View of the Coast of Pozzuoli, folded several times. Count Felice Gazzola commissioned this work and once published it was printed in very few copies and sold for 15 Neapolitan ducats. Paolo Antonio Paoli, president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy of Rome, 1775-98, was a pioneer scholar and historian of the ancient civilizations of the Campania region of southern Italy.This specimen is in Variant B indicated by SBN: at the end the quote "Jamam qui terminat astris. Virg. L. Ae. 287" and there is no price indication.

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