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Nuova Pianta Della Citta di Roma et Armi delli Quatordici Rioni di Roma.
(Manuscript Map of Rome)
Last quarter of 17th century
mm 1078 x 817 – inches 42.44 x 32.17
Sepia
Condition: Very Good
Notes: A charming manuscript
wall map of Rome on two
sheets, in sepia ink, with a few
details finished in black ink. A
fine unique piece. Decorative
scroll cartouche “Indice” at
lower right, with names and
districts of 109 churches,
arms of the 14 districts or
“rioni” artfully intertwined
in both upper corners, the
city depicting the churches.
gardens and streets in great
detail, the whole surrounded by
the city wall, margins further
decorated with four vignettes
plans of the Barberini and
Papal palaces. A few repaired
tears mainly to lower sheet
with occasional very slight
loss. This map is taken much
from Falda’s map of Rome first
published in 1676. Untraced
as a printed map under this
title, it is most closely related
to Falda’s Nuova Pianta,
combining perspective views
of buildings like St. Peter’s and
the Castello S. Annelo with
a two-dimensional bird’s eye
view of the rest of the city. A
legend gives only the names of
the “chiesi titolari e diaconie”
which has been whittled down from Falda’s list to only 109 entries. The four
vignettes depict the Collegio Romano, Palazzo Aldobrandini, Palazzo e Giardini
Barberini , and the Palazzo Pontificio a Monte Cavallo, and are unrelated to Falda’s
vignettes. The orientation and design of the map appear uninfluenced by the maps
of Barbey (1697), Nolli or Rossi (1668), but are evidently the product of a skilled
artistic hand.
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