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Map of the Danube
    • Setting:
      Room I
    • Author:
      Carlo Gibertoni
    • Date:
      1694
    • Materials:
      scagliola
    • Dimensions:
      1465x793 mm
    • Inventory:
      3715
    • Map of the Danube (Inv. 3715)
    • Map of the Danube (Inv. 3715)

The lower left corner of the scagliola table carries a dedication in French by the mapmaker, Carlo Gibertoni, to Grand Prince Ferdinand de' Medici, son of Cosimo III. The course of the Danube is shown against a white background. There is a fairly detailed description of the areas traversed by the river: towns, tributaries, physical features, etc. The Adriatic coast of Italy, the gulf of Venice, and a portion of the Dalmatian coast are outlined.