Italy - Bologna, Emilia-Romagna; Blaeu - Territorio di Bologna - 1643

Technical sheet Title Territory of Bologna. Type Regional geographical map. Author Joan Blaeu (1596–1673), within the cartographic production of the Blaeu family. Designer Not indicated. Cartographic layout attributable to the model of Giovanni Antonio Magini. Publisher Blaeu Cartographic Workshop. Place Amsterdam. Period 1643, dating referred to the edition. Originating work The Théâtre du monde ou Nouvel Atlas, edition in the French language. Technique Copperplate engraving on copper with burin, manually colored boundaries, the main urban centers and ornamental devices in watercolor. The period of coloring not established. Support Parchment paper. Dimensions Sheet 50 × 58 cm. Engraving 44.5 × 53.5 cm. Measurements given as height × width. Composition Atlas plate on a single double-page sheet, with a central vertical editorial fold. Verso Typographic text in French, with the heading “Bolognois.” Regions and territories represented In present-day Emilia-Romagna, the Bolognese and portions of Modenese, Mirandolano, Ferrara, Imolese and Faentino. In Tuscany, a belt of the Apennine slope of the Florentine domain. The map distinguishes the territory of Bologna, then part of the Papal States, and reports the historic denominational names of Duchy of Modena, Mirandolano, Duchy of Ferrara, State of Imola, Faentino, and Florentine dominion. Description Large seventeenth-century map of the territory of Bologna, extending from the peaks of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines to the plain and the valley areas toward Ferrara and Comacchio. The orientation places the west at the top, as indicated by the inscription “Occidens.” Bologna occupies a central position and is depicted with a schematic plan of the city walls. Other recognizable centers include Modena, Ferrara, Imola, Faenza and Cento. The burin renders the succession of the Apennine relief with fine hatchings and distinguishes in the plain rivers, canals, wooded areas and marshy zones. The Via Emilia and the dense distribution of toponyms document the network of settlements between mountains and plains. The watercolor coloring highlights territorial boundaries and emphasizes the main urban centers. At the top right, the title is enclosed in a cartouche with volutes, flanked by the allegorical figure of Minerva. At the bottom right, Bologna’s coat of arms surmounts the “Scala di miglia cinque.” Historical-artistic note The plate belongs to the Italian production of the Blaeu workshop, which disseminated in Amsterdam atlases regional cartography elaborated in Italy between the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The layout draws on the tradition of Giovanni Antonio Magini, while the figurative cartouche and heraldic apparatus reflect the editorial taste of the Blaeus. The inscribed denominations preserve traces of political arrangements prior to publication. This is the case with the designation “Duchy of Ferrara,” retained on the map after Ferrara’s transfer to the Papal States in 1598. Condition Report Clear impression, with legible toponymy. Central vertical editorial fold strongly marked. Margins present, with slight paper tonalization, sporadic foxing and small marginal irregularities. On the verso, legible French text and sporadic foxing.

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