• Luca Danese (draughtsman)

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

1632; verso: 1633

• record drawing

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

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

DR1981:0017:072 R/V

• finished drawing

• plan (drawing)

- 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.

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"

• topographique

• canals
• town
• lagoon