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Russia
Ignazio Dantiaround 1565
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
The scroll reads: "Moscovia is a huge country and it is so called because of the river Moscho flowing through it. Most of the land is swampy and filled with woods and very wide rivers, therefore it is very rich in fish and wild animals. It abounds with honey and wax. The main city is Moscow, of which all buildings are made in wood. Photo: Rabatti & Domingie
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- Title: Russia
- Creator Lifespan: 1536 - 1586
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Alatri
- Creator Birth Place: Perugia
- Date Created: around 1565
- cartographer: Egnazio Danti
- Theme: map
- Physical Dimensions: w100 x h115 cm (Complete)
- Original title: Russia
- Historical information: The panels in the Maps'Room are 53. 30 out of these were realized by the dominican friar from Perugia Egnazio Danti, the court cosmographer from 1553 to 1575; the remaining 23 were realized by the olivetan monk Stefano Bonsignori from 1576 to 1586. The panels show all the world as known at the time.
- Type: oil painting on wood
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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