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original analogical document in ASVe. We could ask ourselves why these symbols were
stuck on the map and not directly drawn on it, whereas a very beautiful fish image (a
sturgeon) was drawn in front of the
Tramontana
branch mouth (Figure 11b).
The question is not out of sense because it can suggest chronological problems, also related
to tracking of the reference grid (Figure 11a).
Figure 10.
Examples of updating riverbed details in P and L maps.
Figure 11.
Examples of additional iconography in F map: appliqués showing ancient vessels and the
image of a sturgeon.
4.8. Unresolved questions
Each map derives from the assemblage of single sheets on a canvas, clearly identifiable
thanks to the visible seams (Figure 12). As a result, the homologue tracts of the drawing do
not always fit well together. Hence, a problem arises concerning the age of the last sheet
assemblage: does the assemblage date back to the original edition of the map or to a more
recent one, being related to a series of restorations?
