Extended image description for Figure 7
Extended image description for Figure 7
This map illustrates the medieval layout and development of Florence, Italy. It highlights the expansion of the city through three successive sets of defensive walls, constructed in 1172, 1258, and between 1284 and 1333. These walls outhne the city’s growth over time, enclosing more territory with each phase. Prominent roads radiate outward, connecting Florence to major nearby cities such as Bologna, Fiesole, Arezzo, Siena, Pisa, and Pistoia, indicating the city’s importance as a regional hub. Key landmarks are marked with their founding dates, including major churches like Santa Maria Novella 1179, San Marco 1300, SS. Annunziata 1264, and Santa Croce 1228, as well as civic buildings like the Baptistery, the Duomo 1296, the Bargello 1255, and the Palazzo Vecchio 1298.The Arno River serves as a major river and a natural barrier as it flows across the western portion of the city. A scale indicates that the map covers an area of around one mile, and the compass at the bottom right verifies that the map is orientated with north at the top.