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  1. 02-11-2011, 01:30 AM #1
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    Looking for something else I happened across this map done by Leonardo Da Vinci of a town and I figured if it's never been posted here before you folks might want to check it out.

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    Thanks Jax, always worth seeing how the great man did his stuff!
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  3. 02-11-2011, 07:59 AM #3
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    Great find! *wanders away thinking about how cool a font LDV's mirror writing would be*
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    Very cool. Thanks for posting that Jax. And Gidde I think that a LDV font would be very nice indeed

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gidde View Post
    Great find! *wanders away thinking about how cool a font LDV's mirror writing would be*
    One exists already. Can't think of its exact name but I remember seeing the physical CD for sale in a gift shop. The package included forwards and backwards writing.
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  6. 02-17-2011, 05:38 PM #6
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    Very neat! Is there a context why he chose Imola? I dont think he had any personal connection to it? Granted Im not a da Vinci expert though...
    anyway, this map almost looks like its straight from google maps. Really amazing!
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