Theatro delle Citta d'Italia

1629

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[Padua]: Francesco Bertelli

The Veneto region in Italy’s northeast extends from the Dolomites to the Adriatic Sea, and is divided into 7 provinces: Belluno, Padova, Rovigo, Treviso, Verona, Vicenza, and Venice. The region has Lake Garda, the largest lake in Italy, and Marmolada, the highest mountain in the Dolomites, measuring 3343mt/9365ft. Like most Italians, those living in Veneto tend to be bilingual, speaking Italian and Venetian; the subtle difference evident with the word ‘cat’, i.e. el gato in Venetian; il gatto in Italian. During the Fascist period (1922-1945), Venetian was banned. The regional capital is Venetia (Venice), which as depicted in this 1629 engraving, is a city of small islands, bridges, canals, and the ever-present gondolas.