Mapping the Eternal City

The Nolli Map of Rome (1748)

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On July 3rd 1756, the architect and surveyor Giambattista Nolli (b. 1701) died in Rome. Nolli is buried in the church of Santa Dorotea, in Trastevere. 

​Nolli is best known for his Pianta Grande di Roma (Great Plan of Rome), now universally known as the Nolli Map of Rome, which measures 176 cm by 208 cm (69 inches x 82 inches). 

Nolli began surveying the city in 1736 and his map was published in 1748. It was dedicated to Pope Benedict XIV (r. 1740-48).
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• See: The Nolli Map of Rome.

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