Old City Map of Lucca, Tuscany by Merian, 1638: Walls & Moat; Piazza Anfiteatro; Cathedral; Palazzo Pfanner; Via Larga Size:20x28in (50x70cm) The artwork depicts the Scaup

The artwork depicts the Scaup Duck in natural tones

Agriculture: The map includes a note describing the progress of agriculture and the work of the Land Army in Wiltshire during World War II (1939-1944)

Paul Vidal de La Blache was a French geographer and historian

Created by: Ralph G

Old City Map of Lucca, Tuscany by Merian, 1638: Walls & Moat; Piazza Anfiteatro; Cathedral; Palazzo Pfanner; Via Larga Size:20x28in (50x70cm) The artwork depicts the ScaupLucca, Tuscany by Matthus Merian (1638) is a masterful city portrait that fuses Renaissance order with medieval memory. From its exacting depiction of the ring of fortified walls and the broad moat to the lucid rendering of streets converging upon civic spaces, the plan captures the Republic of Lucca at the height of its independence. Merian anchors the composition with the Cathedral of St. Martin and the oval Piazza dellAnfiteatroan urban space born