Giambattista Piranesi (1720-1778) Veduta della Basilica di Sta Maria Maggiore con le due Fabbriche laterali di detta Basilica (Basilica of St. Mary Major). (Pl. des Vedute di Roma). 1749. Etching and burin. 546 x 400. Hind 9. Very fine proof on strong white laid paper, from the 3rd state (of 6), before price erasure and before the number in the upper right corner. Normal median vertical fold, slightly fractured at foot. Slight foxing and light traces of oxidation. Dust along right edge. Binding holes at left edge. Full margins. Roman print. Provenance: Michel Romand (1929-2013), great-grandson of Edmond Sagot (1857-1917).