Maps of Renaissance Tuscany on show for first time in 20 years

First large-scale representations of region are back on display at Uffizi Galleries in Florence

Maps depicting Renaissance Tuscany are back on display at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence after being hidden from public view for more than 20 years.

The wall paintings were commissioned in the late 1500s by Ferdinando I de' Medici after the republic of Florence's conquering of its rival Siena led to the creation the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and depict the newly unified territory.