Ferrara Italy Detailed Map of City Streets 1889

This is a genuine antique engraved map of Ferrara, Italy published in an European travel book in 1889. The map is in excellent condition and was drawn and engraved by Wagner & Diebes of Liepzig, Germany. The map is drawn on a 1:12000 meter scale and shows streets, rivers, train stations, parks and public gardens, bridges, and public squares.

Capital of Ferrara prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N Italy. It is a rich industrial and agricultural center, located on a low-lying, marshy plain that has much reclaimed land. Manufactures include chemicals, machinery, food products, metals, and refined petroleum. In the early 13th cent. the Este family founded in Ferrara a powerful principality, and during the Renaissance commerce, learning, printing, and the arts flourished about the brilliant court. The 15th-century painters Cossa and Tura and the 16th-century writers Tosso and Ariosto lived in Ferrara, and the religious reformer Savonarola was born there (1452). The city was incorporated into the Papal States in 1558. Among Ferrara's many noteworthy buildings are Este castle (14th cent.), the cathedral (begun 1135), Schifanoia palace (14th-15th cent.), and the Palazzo del Diamanti (15th-16th cent.). The city has a university (founded 1391).

The print was a fold out map and has a vertical fold. It will be shipped flat. The map measures approx. 6 by 8.50 inches. The paper is mildly age toned. This is not a reproduction or reprint. It is a vintage engraved map of a major Italian city and guaranteed to be as described.

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