Courtesy of Walters Art Museum and Queen Elizabeth II
Map of Central Italy by Leonardo da Vinci
ca. 1502
Manuscript, chalk and pigment on paper
With his map of central Italy, Leonardo da Vinci introduced the cartographic convention of using color to indicate changes in elevation.
Manuscript, chalk and pigment on paper
With his map of central Italy, Leonardo da Vinci introduced the cartographic convention of using color to indicate changes in elevation.
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