Neal Auction 2012

34 119. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720- 1778) , a fine group of 20 etchings from Vedute di Roma , various watermarks through the 1780s, including; the title page, the frontispiece with Minerva, “Veduta della Basilica...in Vaticano”, “Veduta interna della Basilica” (2 copies), “Veduta del Campidoglio di fianco”, “Veduta del tempio della Sibilla”, and others, loose, WE 134, 135, 136, 137 (2), 140, 165, 176, 181, 186, 189, 194, 195, 207, 210, 214, 215, 222, 223 and 235. $4000/6000 117. 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. $4000/6000 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. 118. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720- 1778) and Franceso Piranesi (Italian, 1756- 1810) , Differentes vues de quelques Restes de trois Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l’ancienne Ville de Pesto (Paestum)... , first Paris Edition, wove paper, with 21 double-page engravings, three signed by Francesco sheet 21 1/4 in. x 28 3/4 in., with custom, green cloth-covered portfolio, with ties, WE 717- 737. $5000/7000 120. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) , a fine group of 27 plates from Le Antichita Romaine , 1756- 1800, various editions, with 14 full page plates, and 13 double or fold-out plates, sold with some text pages and various cut plates; large plates include; WE 352, 360, 366, 367, 373, 394, 471, 474, 477, 478, 484, 487 and 491. $2000/3000 117 120 (1 of 27) 118 119 (2 of 20)