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Vatican: View of St Peter’s Basilica and piazza.

Panorama of Florence and its environs: View from the Convento Padri Cappuccini Montughi. After Giuseppe Zocchi.

Verona: Early view of the Ampitheatre from over the Adige river with decorative border

Colloseum: Aerial view of the ampitheatre.

Palazzo Barberini (Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica).

Chariot Rascing in the hippodrome located at the south end of Campus Martius in the area of Teatro Marcello on the Tiber. After Johannes Blaeu.

Pantheon (Santa Maria Rotonda): View oi the Roman temple and the Piazza della Rotunda with its obelisk and fountain.

Rare Panorama of Rome from the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore to St Peter’s Cathedral. With a key to principal buildings and a poem in Latin, Dutch and French to the ‘ornament of Europe’.

Fontana di Trevi: With the Palazzo Poli.

Balloon View:Looking towards the Adriatic from near the basilica of St Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.

Basilica di San Maria Maggiore: With the Colonna della Pace, the only remaining column of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine.

Ortles Alps with camp of von Payer who first mapped the Alps in 1865-68 With key.

Bird’s Eye view: From Guidecca near San Giorgi Maggiore towards Piazza San Marco and the Lido.

The Colosseum: View of the exterior of the world’s largest ampitheatre by one of the 18th century’s greatest printmakers. With detailed key. 1st edition, Rome. Hind 57.

Ponte Sta Trinita: Panorama from Palazzo Capponi. After Giuseppe Zocchi.

Turin: Prospective decoration for the Palazzo Reale at Piazza. With key in Italian.

Panoramic view over the Tiber from Janiculum Hill or the Giancolo: With ornate title, festoons and wide decorative border.

Panorama of Forence: Following the annexation of Tuscany into the Kingdom of Italy, Florence became the capital until 1870 when it was replaced by Rome.

Piazza Navona (Circo Agnale): With the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, and Obelisk of Domitian, Sant’Agnese in Agone church, and Palazzo Pamphili.

Dogano: View of the Grand Canal. After Canaletto.

Panorama from the Bay of Naples: Looking towards the city with Mount Vesuvius in the distance. From Hildebrandt’s ‘Round the World’ voyage.

Florence: Panoramic view from Vaga Loggia on the Arono: After Giuseppe Zocchi

Balloon View from Chiaia beach at Forio: Looking towards Castello Arogonese at Ischia, and Mount Vesuvius.

Stromboli:View of the volcano from the shores of Panerea.

Mount Etna erupting in 1787. Engraved by John Pass.

Scenes of San Marino: Views of the new Government Palace and Captain-Regent rulers:

Rialto: Ponte di Rialto.View from the Grand Canal.

Genoa: Piazza di Pellicceria. View of Palazzo di Spinolla and its landing stage..

Rimini: View of the Tiberius Bridge over the Marecchia. Completed in 20 AD, it famously withstood all attempts to destroy it in WWII.

Campidoglio Moderno (Capitoline Hill): View up the cordonata to the Palazzo Senatorio.

Palazzo Ducale and the Riva degli Schiavoni: Looking eastwards with the column of St Mark’s to the left. After Antonio Canaletto.

Grape harvesting: With Vesuvius in the distance.

Basaltes of the Cyclops Sicily. Engraved by John Pass.

Ponte Rialto: From the Grand Canal.

Livorno: Balloon view from the Fanal dei Pisani, overlooking the Pentagona de Buotalenti.

Verona: Balloon view of the city from above the Castel Vecchio.

Ancona: Panorama of the port from the Adriatic. With 14 vignettes of principal structures.

Figure of the Nile. Grande Fountana di Piazza Navona.

Rare Bird’s Eye view of the city of Venice from the Guidecca:

Italy: An illustrative description of national characteristics.

Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari: East Front with the Campanile.

Santa Maria del Fiore: View of the Cathedral and Piazza del Duomo with the procession of Corpus Domini. After Giuseppe Zocchi.

Temple of Herucles and Temple of Fortuna Viirilis: Engraved by John Pass.

Messina:The Strait of Messina with the ship Foudroyant.

When the Colosseum falls, Rome falls and when Rome falls, the world falls. Engraved by John Pass.

Milan: Balloon view from above the Policlinico of Milan. Looking towards the Cathedral.

Sposalizio del Mare: Allegorical marriage of Venice to the Adriatic during the Festa della Sensa (Feast of Ascension). With the Bucentauro, the Galley of the Doge of Venice and other ships in front of San Nicolo al Lido.

Quirinal Hill: Palazzo del Quirinal seen from the Piazza with the statues of Castor and Pollux. The obelisk now erected between them had yet to be found at the Tomb of Augustus. After Giovanni Falda.

Bird’s eye view of Rome: From the fortifications damaged in the Second Italian War of Independence with emphasis on the Collosseum.

Trevi Fountain: View of the fountain and Piazza.

Piazza del Popolo: View from the Flaminio obelisk to the Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Basilica di Santa Maria in Montesanto.

Piazza di San Marco: Looking towards the Basilica.

Piazza di Spagna Looking towards the Trinita dei Monti church.

Trajan’s Column: View from the ruins of Trajan’s forum.

Pantheon and Temple of Concord. Engraved by John Pass.