FRANZETTI, Agapito. - Lot 50

FRANZETTI, Agapito. A Collection of 320 Views, Both Ancient and Modern, of the City of Rome and Certain Suburban Locations... Rome, Published by Agapito Franzetti’s Cartographic Workshop in Torsanguigno, (ca. 1800). Oblong quarto (18.5 x 23.5 cm), engraved title page, VIII pp. (of X), 80 plates with 4 views. Contemporary fawn half-basane, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, red title label, gilt title (splits in the spine, worn edges and corners, worn caps, water stains in the lower margin of a few leaves, particularly on the first 10 plates, very slight foxing). An important and attractive collection of 320 views of Rome engraved in black on copper by Cipriani, Pronti, Morelli, and other engravers, after Agapito Franzetti. They depict the city’s principal monuments, churches, palaces, squares, and sites. The volume consists of an engraved title page, 8 index pages (out of 10), and 80 plates, each containing 4 views. A fine copy. Cicognara, 3737.