Giambattista Piranesi (1720-1778) Veduta della Basilica di Sta Maria Maggiore... (View of the Basilica of St. Mary Major). 1749. Etching and burin. 540 x 395. Hind 9 (iv/vi). Very nice proof on strong laid paper, before the numbers, the price erased. Folio number 16 in pen and sepia ink in the upper right corner. Vertical binding fold in the middle with small reinforcement at the foot of the verso. Minimal foxing. Left edge irregular, ragged, with small binding miter holes and missing. Large margins. 1st Parisian edition.