{"id":1297795,"date":"2025-07-04T22:48:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T20:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/the-library\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:47:19","slug":"the-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/en\/the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"The Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1297795\" class=\"elementor elementor-1297795 elementor-433984\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e31ee6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e31ee6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f5ef6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16f5ef6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b763f22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1077 elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"1b763f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/en\/homepage\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20006aa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1074 elementor-widget-theme-post-title\" data-id=\"20006aa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Library<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3565a27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3565a27\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6dd2b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6dd2b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b56de e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67b56de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17bd8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b17bd8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea5265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fea5265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PAGE INDEX<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fea39 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"86fea39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#labiblioteca\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Library<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#storia\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">History<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#collezioni\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Collections<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#opereAntiche\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ancient works<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#atlanti\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Atlases<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#immergiti\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Dive into the works<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#consultazione\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Consultation and Accessibility<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#contatti\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Contacts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085b1ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"085b1ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"ilmuseo\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd3f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cd3f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"labiblioteca\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Library<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3282d8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3282d8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"storia\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0e4d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e0e4d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The IGMI library was established when the Institute was transferred into its historic location in Florence, in 1865.<br>It is housed in the historic premises that once belonged to the Monastery of SS. Annunziata, including the monumental hall dating back to 1694, decorated with two frescoes depicting episodes occurred to the members of the Servite Order. The original collection of library and cartographic heritage was formed with works from the collections owned by the cartographic institutes and bodies of the pre-existing Italian states. Some of the most significant documents are works by famous geographers, such as Tommaso Borgonio \u2013 who worked during the 17th century in Piedmont, the the first geometric map of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, drawn by Giovanni Inghirami and the first geodetic map of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies by Giovanni Antonio Rizzi-Zannoni, who who worked between the 18th and 19th centuries.<br>With the start of the Gran Carta d&#8217;Italia project, which was intended to provide the first comprehensive cartographic coverage of the entire national territory, this collection began to take on considerable historical and archival interest. By the end of the 1880s, the collection of documents had grown to such an extent that it required library-style organization.<br>In 1908, the inventory of all the material in the library&#8217;s possession was completed and the library began to function, but it was not until 1938 that it was finally opened for public consultation. In 1928, it also became the Military Library of Florence. From 1944 until the end of World War II, the Library, along with the Institute, were transferred to Dobbiaco \u2013 Toblach (Bolzano).<br>Since its establishment, the library\u2019s collections have been enriched through acquisitions, donations, exchanges, and legacies (notably the Muller, Bianconi, Pasqui Cartoni, Tordi, and De Filippi cartographic collections).       <\/p><p>In 2002, the Library was entitled to Attilio Mori (1865-1937), topographer at IGMI, Director of the Library and Professor Emeritus at the University of Florence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b2ab8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b2ab8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"collezioni\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collections<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1114f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1114f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Library are currently hosted:<\/p><ul><li>about 120 000 books covering the geographic field and its relevant disciplines such as : Geography, Geodesy, Cartography, Topography, Astronomy, the History of Cartography, Explorations and Discoveries, Anthropology, Ethnography, City Planning, Regional Planning, Remote Sensing, Information Technology, GIS \u2013 Geographic Information System, etc&#8230; and publications of general interest and related to the military field (history, politics, economics, etc&#8230;);<\/li><li>a collection of nearly 700 geographic Atlas, the oldest dating back to 1570;<\/li><li>a map collection of ancient and modern maps, the majority of the latter have been acquired through exchanges with other Cartographic entities around the world;<\/li><li>a magazine section collecting 750 national and international magazines acquired by the Institute through an exchange partnership with other Institutes and organisations: \u201cL\u2019Universo\u201d and the \u201cBollettino di geodesia e scienza affini\u201d.<\/li><li>collections of photographs, the oldest one dating back to 1865.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910ad32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"910ad32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"opereAntiche\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ancient works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082a279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"082a279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following ancient books can be found in the Library:<\/p><ul><li>no. 2 Incunables <\/li><li>no. 22 books of the 16th century <\/li><li>no. 19 books of the 17th century <\/li><li>no. 128 books of the 18 th century <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff3b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ff3b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some of the most valuable works collected in the Library:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b8365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40b8365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>the &#8220;Legenda Aurea&#8221; (the \u201cGolden Legend\u201d) by Jacopo da Varagine, published in 1478 by Johannes Zainer;<\/li><li>a Venetian edition of the \u201cRime e Trionfi\u201d (Rime and Triumphs) by Petrarca, published in 1488;<\/li><li>two editions of the \u201cTheatrum Orbis Terrarum\u201d (the \u201cTheatre of the World\u201d) by Abraham Ortelius; the first one of 1570 and the fifth one of 1595;<\/li><li>The &#8220;Difesa et offesa delle piazze\u201d, a handbook about fortifications and the art of war, by Pietro Paolo Floriani from Macerata, published in 1654;<\/li><li>the \u201cIsolario\u201d by Benedetto Bordone, an atlas displaying all the most famous islands of the world known in 1547;<\/li><li>the &#8220;Theatro delle citt\u00e0 d&#8217;Italia\u201d by Bertelli, printed in 1629;<\/li><li>the only sample of the \u201cCarta d\u2019Italia\u201d by Giovanni Antonio Magini, engraved by Wright and published in 1608;<\/li><li>an autograph manuscript belonging to Giovanni Antonio Rizzi Zannoni, where he wrote his astronomy and trigonometric annotations during the realization of the map of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b35c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b35c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"atlanti\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Atlases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e388232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e388232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is a valuable collection of ancient and modern geographic atlases from all over the world. One of the most significant is the 1595 edition of the \u201cAtlante geografico d&#8217;Italia\u201d (&#8220;The Geographic Atlas of Italy&#8221;), by Magini, printed in Bologna in 1620. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4461136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4461136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"immergiti\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dive into the works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7138857 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7138857\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296cb6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"296cb6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dda302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8dda302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/costa-1024x768-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-433994\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/costa-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/costa-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/costa-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/costa-1024x768-1-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3218af2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3218af2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COTE SEPTENTRIONALE D'AFRIQUE PARTIE COMPRISE ENTRE ZARZIS ET TRIPOL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4731ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4731ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fe5c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28fe5c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Italia-Magini.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-433996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Italia-Magini.jpg 430w, https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Italia-Magini-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd8a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cd8a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ITALIA NUOVA BY GIO. ANTONIO MAGINI <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b9b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7b9b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>16th-17th centuries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a29a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79a29a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9fbe6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9fbe6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/ducato-di-ferrara.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-433998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/ducato-di-ferrara.jpg 878w, https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/ducato-di-ferrara-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/ducato-di-ferrara-768x635.jpg 768w, https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/ducato-di-ferrara-600x496.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5f8c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5f8c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DUCHY OF FERRARA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ee2dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87ee2dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>16th and 17th centuries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01de6b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01de6b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91ac7d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91ac7d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9228b60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9228b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediterraneo-1024x723-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-434001\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediterraneo-1024x723-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediterraneo-1024x723-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediterraneo-1024x723-1-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/igmi.esercito.difesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediterraneo-1024x723-1-600x424.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b65547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b65547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEDITERRANEE. COTES DE SICILE ET DE LA REGENCE DE TUNIS DEPOT DES CARTES ET PLANS DE LA MARINE <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a65cacb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a65cacb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1871<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1784a41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1784a41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b4780 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70b4780\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54777fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54777fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"consultazione\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e3cce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18e3cce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2acc56e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2acc56e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"consultation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627c9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"627c9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consultation and Accessibility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c2295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5c2295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Attilio Mori Library is listed in the OPAC catalog of the National Central Library of Florence.<\/p><p>Direct link to the <strong>online library works catalogue:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.bncf.firenze.sbn.it\/opac\/controller.jsp?action=search_multiplasearch&amp;query_fieldname_1=autorekw&amp;query_querystring_1=&amp;query_fieldname_2=titolokw&amp;query_querystring_2=&amp;query_fieldname_3=soggettokw&amp;query_querystring_3=&amp;query_fieldname_4=collanakw&amp;query_querystring_4=&amp;query_filter_natura=&amp;query_filter_tipomat=&amp;query_filter_paese=&amp;query_filter_lingua=&amp;query_filter_biblioteca=ig&amp;query_filter_edizdewey=&amp;query_filter_data1=&amp;query_filter_data2=&amp;query_filter_agg1=&amp;query_filter_agg2=&amp;Submit=Cerca\">http:\/\/opac.bncf.firenze.sbn.it<\/a><\/p><p>Otherwise, browse the OPAC site of the National Central Library of Florence:<\/p><ul><li>Connect to the <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.bncf.firenze.sbn.it\/opac\/controller.jsp?action=search_multiplaedit\">OPAC<\/a> of the National Central Library of Florence and choose Basic Search<\/li><li>Open the A<strong>pplicable filters<\/strong> link<\/li><li>In the <strong>Library<\/strong> drop-down menu, choose &#8220;Attilio Mori Library of the Italian Military Geographic Institute.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul><div> <\/div><div>Type of services provided: consultation, reading, lending, copying.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d50662 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9d50662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Plan your visit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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