Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (fl.1627 – 1691) Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (1627 - 1691) was an Italian printer and publisher active in 17th century Rome. Giovanni inherited the important Rome based printing business originally founded by his father, Giuseppe de Rossi (1570-1639), in 1633. It was hard work and dedication, from 1633 to 1691 that ultimately pushed the firm to the heights of its success. By the mid 17th century the Rossi firm was considered the most active and important press in Rome. Their corpus of published prints include the work of Gimbattista Piranesi (1720-1778), Benedetto Castiglione (1609-1665), Pietro Testa (1612-1650) and Giovan Francesco Grimaldi (1606-1680). The Rossi firm was renamed Calcografia Camerale in 1738. In 1870 the Calcografia Camerale was again renamed Tegia Calcografica which it remained until 1945. Today the Rossi press is known as the Calcografia Nazionale and is a free museum located at 6 Via della Stamperia, Rome. The print and printing plate collections of the Calcografia Nazionale are among the largest and most important in the world. Click here for a list of rare maps from Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi. Rare maps by Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi currently for sale. Rare maps by Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi in the Geographicus Antique Map Archive.