BLAEU, Johannes (1596-1673). Nouveau theatre d'Italie... Lot 206

BLAEU, Johannes (1596-1673). Nouveau theatre d'Italie ou description exacte de ses villes, palais, eglises: tome troiseme, Le royaume de Naples et de Sicile [ WITH:] tome quatrieme, de la ville de Rome. Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier, 1704. Mortier's re-edition of Blaeu's theatrum Italiae, the two volumes on Rome and the kingdom of the two Sicilies. In 1672, Blaeu's printing house was destroyed by fire and Mortier took over what was left of Blaeu's plates, adding new plates largely provided by Carlo-Emanuele Vizzani (1617-1661) and re-engraved many of the original views. Particularly interesting are the views of the Colosseum and modern Rome as well as Naples and the islands. Folio, (540 x 340 mm). Frontispieces, title-pages printed in red and black, 119 plates and maps, folded several times, double-page and some single as follows: in the third volume: 39 plates (of which 2 unnumbered and the rest numbered 1-37 as listed) and 1 geographical plate showing the Royaumes de Naples et Sicile (of 11 according to the list, the plates of the regions and islands are missing); in the fourth volume: 79 plates, all double page (light browning, some plates show some foxing). Contemporary full calf binding, spine gilt, title gilt to spine. (2)