Map of the town of Comacchio and the port of Magnavacca; verso: Map of the Po River and surrounding canals from Ferrara to Marrara

People:

Luca Danese (draughtsman)

Title:

Map of the town of Comacchio and the port of Magnavacca; verso: Map of the Po River and surrounding canals from Ferrara to Marrara

Date:

1632; verso: 1633

Form:
maps
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and brown ink with blue, green and red watercolour over black chalk underdrawing; verso: pen and brown ink, with some pen and black ink, and watercolour over black chalk underdrawing

Dimensions:

secondary support: 28.3 x 20.2 cm sheet: 23.3 x 17.3 cm

Reference number:

DR1981:0017:072 R/V

Drawing Type:

finished drawing

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- This drawing is laid down on a secondary support which was formerly bound into an album as indicated by the traces of guards and the letter indicating pagination. - Verso: This drawing is laid down on a secondary support which was formerly bound into an album as indicated by the traces of guards, the letter and number indicating pagination, and the discolouration at the lower right corner where the page was turned.

Inscription:

inscribed, signed and dated - by the draughtsman, in pen and brown ink, upper left to centre left: "Pianta della Citta di Coma: / cchio e Porto di Magnavacca fatta di comissione dell'Em.mo / S.r. Card.e Pallotto Legato di Ferr.a / in occasione di risarcire d.o / Porto, fare il Canal naviga: / bile, et fare la Darsenal' / Anno 1632 ... Luca Danese da Ravenna ..."; and throughout: with letters "A" to "F" keyed to a legend, and with identification of towns and waterways inscribed - on the secondary support, by a contemporary hand, in pen and brown ink, lower right: "f." inscribed, signed and dated - by the draughtsman, in pen and brown ink, verso, centre right: "Pianta fatta d'ordine dell' / Em.mo S.r Card.e Pallotto Legato / di Ferrara per veder la po: / situra del Ducca principi ando / da Ferrara sino a Marrara l'Anno 1633 ... Luca Danese da Raven.a / Architteio [sic]"; and throughout: with letters keyed to a legend, identification of waterways, and a description of the map inscribed - on the secondary support, by a contemporary hand, in pen and brown ink, verso, upper left: "E"

Subject:

topographic

Subject Descriptive Terms:

canals
town
lagoon

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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