de Rossi Family

Seventeenth-century Rome was home to the famous publishing house of de Rossi. Two branches of the family used the addresses in Piazza Navona and Piazza della Pace; the latter was the more important house. Giuseppe de Rossi founded the house in 1613 and continued until he died in 1639. Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi flourished from 1649 to 1691. In 1677, he published a folio atlas titled Mercurio Geografico. It was drawn almost entirely from the cartography of the Sanson family in Paris. Whether it was with their permission or simple plagiarism is unknown, but they are credited. (Burden)

Giuseppe Rossi (flourished 1613-1639), Publisher at 'Piazza della Pace'.

Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi (1627-1691), Printer and publisher at 'Alla Pace all'insegna di Parigi', Rome.

Domenico de Rossi (flourished c. 1691-c. 1720), Successor to Giovanni Giacomo Rossi.

Lorenzo Filippo Rossi (flourished c. 1720-1738). Successor to Domenico.

In 1738, the Rossi plates were sold to the government of the Papal States.

Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola (1643-1695)

Italian cartographer and engraver. He was a geographer and court librarian to the Duke of Modena. Later, he moved to Venice, becoming well known as a geographer and cartographer. From 1672, his maps were published by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi.