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Caption: A naive illustration of the Arsenali medicei in Pisa, above a dedication to Carlo Aldobrandini, which is divided in the middle by the Aldobrandini stemma ; The print depicts the preparations for the launch of a galley from the Arsenal at Pisa - the slipway is visible below the prow of the ship emerging from the boat house at the right. Men in the foreground are pulling on ropes to keep taut a bridge of boats, presumably to enable control of the galley once launched onto the river. See: The print collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo : architecture, topography and military maps / Mark McDonald. Part C.II of The paper museum of Cassiano Dal Pozzo : a catalogue raisonné (3 volumes, Royal Collection Trust 2017) Title of Work: Arsenali medicei, Pisa Shelfmark: Maps K.Top.80.14.c Place and date of production: 1630- Credit: From the British Library archive

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