Treasures of the map terrace in the Uffizi. Ediz. illustrata

The Map Room is located in the east wing on the second floor of the Galleria degli Uffizi that was designed by Giorgio Vasari. Facing the Basilica of Santa Croce and San Miniato al Monte, it is close to the Tribune and its north side is adjacent to the former Medici Theater by Bernardo Buontalenti. The room is part of the gallery's original core and even today it maintains its importance as a late sixteenth-century space - seeming like a terrace with a roof and columns. The murals of the maps of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany were created in 1588-1589 by Stefano Bonsignori and painted by Ludovico Buti, while the wooden ceiling is decorated with canvases by Jacopo Zucchi that Ferdinando I ordered brought to the Uffizi 1588 from Palazzo Firenze, his Rome residence. This book, written at the conclusion of the restorations that brought back to light the room's stylistic qualities and technical peculiarities, is an account of how and why it came into being, the history of the collections it housed over the centuries, and the events that transpired during that time, leading to the achievement of the goals presented here.