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    Paolo. Pompeia. - 2
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    Paolo. Pompeia. - 2
    FUMAGALLI

    Lot 29. FUMAGALLI, Paolo.

    Pompeia.

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    Pompeia. 85933
    Traité Pittoresque, Historique et Géométrique. Ouvrage dessiné sur les lieux dans les années 1824 au 1827. Gravé et publié par P.F.
    For the author, Florence, [1830].

    Engraved between 1824 -1827, this beautiful iconographic work offers an impressive display of maps, archeological items and mosaics alongside views and striking glimpses of Pompeii’s city and ruins. Paolo Fumagalli (1797-1873), the printmaker, owned a typography in Florence where he published his finest illustrated works.

    Description

    Folio. 2 title-pages with engraved vignettes, text in 2 columns in Italian and French, 81 engraved aquatint plates and maps, including 3 double-page and 2 handcoloured (one partially), of which 48 are views and scenes, some minor staining mainly marginal, modern calf-backed marbled boards, vellum tips.

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