Bearings and Distances Around Imola
Compass directions and mileages linking Imola to Bologna, Faenza, Forli and nearby towns
In mirror script Leonardo records the compass bearings and distances in miles from Imola to the surrounding towns: Bologna 20 miles to the west-northwest, Castel San Piero 7 miles between west and northwest, Faenza 10 miles to the east-southeast, Forli 20 miles from Imola and 10 from Faenza, Forlimpopoli 25 miles, and Bertinoro 27 miles. It is a surveyor's memorandum locating the territory around Imola by direction and distance. Below the writing are faint red-chalk figure sketches.
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Compass bearings from Imola to neighbouring towns
Each town is fixed by a wind-direction and a distance measured from Imola: Bologna at five-eighths of west toward the northwest, 20 miles; Faenza between east and southeast, 10 miles; Forli further southeast, 20 miles from Imola; and Bertinoro at 27 miles. The note reads as raw survey data for mapping the region.
Red-chalk figures below the survey
Beneath the written bearings the sheet carries small, sketchy figures drawn in red chalk. They are faint and summary rather than finished studies.