Pompeii. FUMAGALLI. Pompeia: traité pittoresque... Lot 85

Pompeii. FUMAGALLI. Pompeia: traité pittoresque historique et géométrique. In folio, 475x330 mm; quarter vellum binding, gilt tile with label at the spine. Engraved Titlepage, Pp. 60. 81 copper plates by Paolo Fumagalli, of which 3 folded at the end of the vol. Text on 2 columns. Good copy with wide margins.Beautiful edition with imposing iconographic depiction of Pompeii. They are exhibited in the 81 map maps of the city, archaeological objects, especially pottery and tools for agriculture, mosaics beside views and spectacular views of the city and the ruins of Pompeii. Paolo Fumagalli, 1797-1873, a printing producer, had a typography in Florence where he published his most illustrious works.