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BARRIÈRE, Dominique (c. 1615-1678). Recens urbis Romae ex Australi plaga prospectus . [Rome]: Domenico Rossi 1649. Etched panorama on two Royal sheets joined, 321 x 890mm. The title set in a banner along upper margin, key and dedication alomg lower margin, with the arms of the dedicatee, Giovanni Battista Mora. (Trimmed to plate mark, some discolouration along join.) A fine, comprehensive, panorma covering the whole of the city as seen from the South, from beyond the Basilica of Santa Maria Meggorie to St Peter's, the foreground enlivened with buccolic details. Born in Marseille, Dominique Barrière pent of his life in Rome. Amongst his more famous works are his etchings after Cluade Lorraine, his seascapes, landscapes, and his views of Rome. He was unknown to Tooley ( Dictionary of Mapmakers ). Arrigoni and Bertarelli 134.