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Baroque Rome in the etchings of Giuseppe Vasi
Sulle magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna

Book 2 - Le Piazze principali di Roma con obelischi, colonne ed altri ornamenti (The main Squares of Rome with obelisks*, columns and other embellishments**)
(the combination of letter/number shown next to each plate refers to the clickable map of 1912 Rome at the end of the list. The map shows also in black the plates of Book 1 - The Gates of Rome)

Plate 21 - Piazza del Popolo (F/1)
Plate 21 ii - Obelisco cavato di sotto le ruine
Plate 22 - Piazza Colonna (G/5)
Plate 23 - Piazza di Monte Citorio (F/5)
Plate 24 - Piazza di Pietra (G/5)
Plate 25 - Piazza della Rotonda (F/5)
Plate 25 ii - Piazza Crescenzi (F/5)
Plate 26 - Piazza Navona (E/5)
Plate 26 ii - Piazza di Pasquino (E/6)
Plate 27 - Piazza di S. Pietro in Vaticano (C/4)
Plate 28 - Campo dei Fiori (E/6)
Plate 28 ii - Piazza di Pescaria (F/7)
Plate 29 - Piazza Giudia (F/7)
Plate 30 - Piazza Montanara (G/7)
Plate 31 - Parte di Campo Vaccino verso il Campidoglio (H/7)
Plate 32 - Parte di Campo Vaccino verso l’Arco di Tito (H/8)
Plate 33 - Piazza del Colosseo (I/8)
Plate 34 - Piazza laterale di S. Giovanni in Laterano (L/9)
Plate 35 - Piazza di Termini (J/4)
Plate 35 ii - Piazza delle quattro Fontane (I/4)
Plate 36 - Piazza Barberini (I/4)
Plate 36 ii - Piazza di Macel de’ Corvi (H/6)
Plate 37 - Piazza alli Monti (I/7)
Plate 38 - Piazza di Colonna Trajana (H/6)
Plate 39 - Piazza S. Marco (G/6)
Plate 40 - Piazza di Spagna (G/3)

(*) to see just all the obelisks of Rome click here
(**) to see a list of the fountains of Rome click here

Books 1 and 2 Porta del Popolo Porta Pinciana Porta Salaria Porta Pia Porta Chiusa Mura dell'Antico Castro Pretorio Porta S. Lorenzo Porta Maggiore Porta S. Giovanni Porta Latina Porta S. Paolo Porta Portese Antica Porta Portese Nuova Porta S. Pancrazio Porta Settimiana Porta S. Spirito Porta Cavalleggeri Porta Fabrica Porta Angelica Porta Castello Piazza del Popolo Piazza Colonna Piazza di Monte Citorio Piazza di Pietra Piazza della Rotonda Piazza Crescenzi Piazza Navona Piazza di Pasquino Piazza di S. Pietro Campo di Fiori Piazza di Pescheria Piazza Giudia Piazza Montanara Campo Vaccino verso il Campidoglio Parte di Campo Vaccino verso l'Arco di Tito Piazza del Colosseo Piazza laterale di S. Giovanni Piazza di Termini Piazza delle Quattro Fontane Piazza Barberini Piazza di Macel de' Corvi Piazza alli Monti Piazza di Colonna Traiana Piazza S. Marco Piazza di Spagna



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