Lot 117: Giambattista Nolli (Italian, 1692-1756)

Giambattista Nolli (Italian, 1692-1756), Nuova Pianta di Roma Data in Luce, 1748, first edition,second issue, folio (19 3/8 in. x 14 1/2 in.), marbled boards, calf, with engraved title, Avviso al Lettore, 4 leaves of street indices, plan of Rome on 12 double-page, numbered sheets, and 4 more leaves of street indices, lacking 2 reduced maps Provenance: First pastedown with two bookplates with arms, one name rubbed, the other of "George Cockburn." Note: Nolli, a surveyor already renowned in Milan, came to Rome in the early 1730s and spent close to twelve years surveying and measuring the city's monuments in preparation for this map. The plan, if joined together, would measure nearly six by seven feet.