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1847 Monaldini Case Map of Rome, Italy
Rome-monaldini-1847
Title
1847 (dated) 24.5 x 34 in (62.23 x 86.36 cm) 1 : 8000
Description
This map was designed with the foreign traveler in mind and thus bisected and backed with linen for easy folding. Comes with original slipcase. Although unattributed, this map was most likely engraved by Pietro Ruga, a prominent Rome based engraver known for his architectural plans and views. Published from Venanzio Monaldini's bookshop on 79 Piaza di Spagna, Rome, Italy.
Cartographer
Venanzio Monaldini (fl. c. 1765 - 1849) was a late 18th and early 19th century bookseller, book publisher, and map publisher based in Rome, Italy. His work appears as early as the 1760s and as late as 1849. It is unfortunately unclear if his opus represents a single individual or an an ongoing family enterprise. Monaldini's publications focused on maps and guides intended for the Grand Tour set, many of which he published in English. Monaldini, along with Arthur John Strutt, also published the weekly Roman Advertiser: Journal of Science, Literature and the Fine Arts from October 24, 1846 to April 21,1849. The bookshop, Venanzio Monaldini Librario e Cartolaro, was located on Piazza de Spanga no. 79, just opposite the Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy. More by this mapmaker...