In 2007, my friend, Ian Jenkins, gave me the idea to create a new map of central Italy based on Leonardo da Vinci’s map of Val di Chiana ( 1502-1503 ). I loved it. The towns, the villages and castles are still the same since Leonardo’s time. In 2007, my friend, Ian Jenkins, gave me the idea to create a new map of central Italy based on Leonardo da Vinci’s map of Val di Chiana ( 1502-1503 ). I loved it. The towns, the villages and castles are still the same since Leonardo’s time.