Mapping the Eternal City

The Nolli Map (1748)

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Giambattista Nolli (1701-56), architect and surveyor, is best known for his Pianta Grande di Roma (Great Plan of Rome), now universally known as the Nolli Map. Nolli began surveying in 1736 and the map was published in 1748. 

​The Nolli Map is composed of 12 exquisite copper plate engravings. The Nolli map, which measures 176 cm (69 in) by 208 cm (82 in), was the first accurate map of Rome since antiquity and captures the Eternal City at the height of its cultural and artistic achievements.