Nova racolta degl'obelischi et colonne antiche, dellalma Citta di Roma con le sve dichiaratione
A 1655 Roman publication by Giovanni Maggi, Louis Rouhier and Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, printed in Rome by Rossi, collecting engraved views of the city's ancient obelisks and columns with explanatory text for antiquarians and travellers. The pictures are fine black-and-white etchings of monuments set in open piazzas and gardens, with figures, carriages and skyline buildings giving scale and a clear, documentary tone a designer could borrow for architectural motifs.
