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Fine 18th Century plan of Rome, engraved by Giuseppe Vasi, maker of one of the most famous views of Rome.
The Nuova Pianta by Vasi was published 18 years after his Itinerario and follows an earlier, smaller version, the Nuova Pianta di Roma (piccola) which was first published in 1770. Evidently, the later map was conceived as a companion for the Itinerario and although the numbered sites do not correspond to the text in the Itinerario, they do traverse the city in a similar manner.
The map itself is modeled after Falda's 1676 Pianta di Roma which shows the city as a plan projection view with the traditional east orientation.
The map includes a key locating 217 places on the map. The present example is an exceptionally fine dark impression.
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