• Luca Danese (draughtsman)

Map of the Po River showing the towns of Mesola and Ariano, with a plan and cutaway sketch of the Forte Ecclesiastico; verso: Map of the navigable waterways around Ferrara

circa 1630-1640; verso: 1634

• record drawings

Pen and black ink with watercolour over black chalk underdrawing; verso: pen and brown ink with watercolour over black chalk underdrawing

secondary support: 27.7 x 20.0 cm sheet: 23.3 x 17.4 cm

DR1981:0017:071 R/V

• finished drawing

• pictorial drawing
• plans (drawings)

- 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 l.r. corner where the page was turned. The drawing has been squared for transfer. - Verso: 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.

inscribed and signed - by the draughtsman, in pen and brown ink, centre right to lower right.: "Pianta fatta da me ... Luca Danese da Ravenna"; and throughout: with letters "A" to "M" 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, upper left: "B"; and lower left: "2." inscribed, signed and dated - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, verso, centre left to lower left: "Pianta fatta da / me infrascritto ... 1634; lower right: "Luca Danese da Rav.a"; and throughout: with letters "A" to "M" keyed to a legend, and with identification of towns and waterways inscribed - on the secondary support, by a contemporary hand, in pen and dark brown ink, verso, lower right: "b."

• architecture
• topographique

• towns
• canals
• fortifications