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an open book with a drawing of a building in the middle of it
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €240 - €360
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Italy Cottafavi, Gaetano Album containing 50 copperplate engravings of Rome. Engraved by Gaetano Cottafavi, Giacomo Fontana, A. Fornari, Pietro Parboni and others. Captions in Italian and French. (Rome) c. 1840. Quarto (plate size approx. 17.5 x 22.5 cm, sheet size approx. 26 x 35 cm. Contemporary half-leather binding (scraped, cover stained). A decorative series of views of Rome featuring a wealth of figures. Including views of St Peter’s Square and St Peter’s Basilica, the Basilica of St Giovanni, St Maria Maggiore (both interior and exterior), the Pantheon, Piazza di Spagna, Piazza del Popolo, the Trevi Fountain, Trajan’s Column and many more. - Without title page; presumably an edition by G. Cottafavi: (Nova?) Raccolta delle Principale Vedute di Roma e suoi contorni. The plates bear no publisher’s details. - Some plates with slight foxing along the outer margins; a dedication and a stamp on the endpaper; overall, a good copy. An album containing 50 copperplate engravings of Rome. Quer-4° (plate size approx. 17.5 x 22.5 cm, sheet size approx. 26 x 35 cm. Contemporary half-leather binding (scraped, cover stained). A few plates with minor foxing along the outer edges, a dedication and a stamp on the endpaper; overall, a good copy.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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