Vasi's Views of 18th Century Rome

View of the City of Rome Seen From the Janiculum Hill (det.)

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On April 16th 1782, the Sicilian architect and engraver Giuseppe Vasi (b. 1710) died in Rome. 

Giuseppe Vasi is famous for his celebrated views of Rome, a series of engravings that he published between 1747 and 1761 in his ten-volume work Delle magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna.  

In 1763, Vasi published the Itinerario istruttivo diviso in otto giornate per ritrovare con facilità tutte le antiche e moderne Magnificenze, which broke down his magnum opus into eight walking itineraries. 

In 1765, Vasi published his Prospetto dell’ alma citta di roma visto dal monte gianicolo (View of the city of Rome from the Janiculum hill), a large engraved map of Rome, which measures 102.5 x 261.5 cm.  

There is a memorial to Giuseppe Vasi in the church of Santa Caterina della Rota. 
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• See: Views of 18th Century Rome.

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