The Duchy of Milan. [Milan]has very large and extensive suburbs by which it is greatly enlarged, some of them so huge in population that they may contend in size with other great cities of Italy. In spite of this they suffered great losses recently, because of deadly wars and continual troubles between Charles the Fifth[of Spain]and the French and Venetians. By those they were almost utterly overthrown and destroyed through fire and sword, although now, by great diligence and energy of the citizens, it has again been rebuilt.” From text on back of map translated by Marcel van den Broecke”