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Napoli

Naples and the famous places in its vicinity, 1845

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€ 500 - 700

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€ 640

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Naples, Gaetano Nobile's Printing House, 1845. In 4th, vols. 2, pp. (12)-542; (4)-602 with 25 lithographic plates by F. Wenzel and A. Zezon based on a drawing by Achille Vianelli depicting landscapes, views and monuments of the city and 3 large folded topographical plans f.t. (Naples - Surroundings of Naples - Pompeii), slight defects. Publisher's binding, one volume missing from the cap.


Specialist Notes

Valuable and esteemed work of historical-artistic interest commissioned by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Nicola Santangelo (famous collector and patron) on the occasion of the Seventh Scientific Congress of Italians which took place in Naples in 1845. The drafting was entrusted to well-known personalities from around the world scientific with writings by Stanislao d'Aloe (ecclesiastical events and artistic sites), Raffaele D'Ambra (topography, politics and economy), Mariano d'Ayala (military orders), Carlo Bonucci (the surroundings of Naples), Cesare Dalbono (residences royalty), Francesco Puoti (charities), Bernardo Quaranta (historical events). The beautiful iconography, lithographed by Franz Wenzel and Antonio Zezon based on a design by two great artists of the time, Achille Vianelli and Giacinto Gigante, depicts the most artistic and celebrated monuments and places in the capital and gives the work an unsurpassed romantic air. The text gives a faithful idea of the city of Naples, of its artistic, scientific and literary events, of politics, agriculture, economy and industry.