409 - Italy

Italy Cottafavi, Gaetano Album containing 50 copperplate engravings of Rome. Engraved by Gaetano Cottafavi, Giacomo Fontana, A. Fornari, Pietro Parboni, and others. Captions in Italian and French. (Rome) ca. 1840. Quarto (plate size ca. 17.5 x 22.5 cm, sheet size ca. 26 x 35 cm. Contemporary half leather binding (scraped, cover stained). Decorative series of views of Rome featuring a rich array of figures. Includes views of St. Peter’s Square and St. Peter’s Basilica, the Basilica of St. John, St. Mary Major (both interior and exterior), the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, Piazza del Popolo, the Trevi Fountain, Trajan’s Column, and many more. - No title page; likely an edition by G. Cottafavi: (Nova?) Raccolta delle Principale Vedute di Roma e suoi contorni. The plates bear no publisher’s details. - Some plates have slight foxing along the outer edges; a dedication and a stamp on the endpaper; overall, a good copy. An album containing 50 copperplate engravings of Rome. Quer-4° (plate size approx. 17.5 x 22.5 cm, sheet size approx. 26 x 35 cm. Contemporary half-leather binding (scraped, cover stained). A few plates with minor foxing along the outer edges, a dedication and a stamp on the endpaper; overall, a good copy.