Vrbis Romae descriptio / Ambrosius Brambilla fecit anno D. 1582, ca. 1600. Brambilla, Ambrogio, active approximately 1579-1599, etcher. [ca. 1600?] Reprint by Giovanni Orlandi of Ambrosio Brambilla's bird's-eye view of modern Rome, which was published by Claude Duchet in 1582. Present view retains Duchet's imprint at lower right, with the addition of Orlandi's, as in Huelsen 79 but with slightly different wording. Brambilla's view derived from Mario Cartaro's small plan of 1575; see Frutaz. Buildings and sites are identified on the view or keyed to 117 names in table at foot. Duchet's ed. had
Vrbis Romae descriptio / Ambrosius Brambilla fecit anno D. 1582, ca. 1600. Brambilla, Ambrogio, active approximately 1579-1599, etcher. [ca. 1600?] Reprint by Giovanni Orlandi of Ambrosio Brambilla's bird's-eye view of modern Rome, which was published by Claude Duchet in 1582. Present view retains Duchet's imprint at lower right, with the addition of Orlandi's, as in Huelsen 79 but with slightly different wording. Brambilla's view derived from Mario Cartaro's small plan of 1575; see Frutaz. Buildings and sites are identified on the view or keyed to 117 names in table at foot. Duchet's ed. had 114 names, Cartaro's 69. Oriented with east at top. Relief conveyed pictorially. Getty copy trimmed close to image. Some loss at lower right corner, now restored with missing portion of imprint supplied.
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