Beschreibung:

UGHI, Ludovico. Iconografia della città di Venezia . [Venice]: Ludovico Furlanetto, 1729 [but later]. Wall map of Venice printed from eight engraved copper plates on eight single Royal sheets sheets, approx. 669 x 460mm (engraving 658 x 448mm) and smaller, and upper and lower banners printed from two engraved copperplates on two single Royal sheets approx. 390 x 668mm and smaller (engraving 200 x 590mm and smaller) and from one engraved copperplate on a single Royal sheet, 550 x 483mm (engraving 198 x 458mm), as issued (but without presumed original wrappers). The title set in a decorated baroque cartouche, compass rose with inset four inset wind-heads and sixteen inset cardinal points, decorated scalebar surmounted by the arms of Doge Aloysio Mocenico, epigram in scrolled cartouche supported by a putto, and allegory of Venice triumphant, sitting on the lion of St Mark and surrounded by putti, sea gods, and tritons. (Small tear to corner of one sheet with small loss of image.) A fine copy of the second state of this important orthographic view of Venice. According to Schultz, Furlanetto acquired the plates sometime before 1779. By 1779 they were listed as part of his stock in a application for a blanket privilege on his entire production. The second state differs from the first in two respects only: the first state was etched and bears the imprint 'Apresso Giuseppe Baroni á S. Giuliano'. Nothing is known of the etcher of the first state, whilst Baroni was prominent for founding, with six other Venetian printmakers, a guild of incisori complete with its own shop selling the members' works. The 'annotationi' describe the city, the parishes, the churches, the hospitals, public transport, as well as give informtaion about features of aristic and architectural interest. Schultz 117; Gallo 41; no watermarks. (11)