Giambattista Piranesi (1720-1778
)Veduta del Monumento erreto dall' Imperador Tito Vespasianus... (The Maggiore Gate, originally an arch of the aqueduct Aqua Claudia). 1775. Etching and burin. 705 x 490 [760 x 540]. Hind 119 (i/iii). Very fine proof on strong laid paper, before the numbers. Folio number 50 in pen and sepia ink in the upper right corner. Normal median vertical fold. Left edge irregular, widely torn, with small binding tab holes. Large margins. First Parisian edition.
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Giambattista Piranesi (1720-1778 )Veduta del Monumento erreto dall' Imperador Tito Vespasianus... (The Maggiore Gate, originally an arch of the aqueduct Aqua Claudia). 1775. Etching and burin. 705 x 490 [760 x 540]. Hind 119 (i/iii). Very fine proof on strong laid paper, before the numbers. Folio number 50 in pen and sepia ink in the upper right corner. Normal median vertical fold. Left edge irregular, widely torn, with small binding tab holes. Large margins. First Parisian edition.

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€600 - €800
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€768
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Giambattista Piranesi (1720-1778 )Veduta del Monumento erreto dall' Imperador Tito Vespasianus... (The Maggiore Gate, originally an arch of the aqueduct Aqua Claudia). 1775. Etching and burin. 705 x 490 [760 x 540]. Hind 119 (i/iii). Very fine proof on strong laid paper, before the numbers. Folio number 50 in pen and sepia ink in the upper right corner. Normal median vertical fold. Left edge irregular, widely torn, with small binding tab holes. Large margins. First Parisian edition.
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