{"product_id":"old-political-map-of-veneto-italy-by-zatta-1782-venice-verona-padua-vicenza-rovigo","title":"Old Map of Veneto, Italy by Zatta, 1782: Venice, Verona, Padua, Vicenza, Rovigo","description":"\u003cp\u003eLo Stato veneto da terra: diviso nelle sue provincie: Di nuova projezione is Antonio Zatta’s masterful portrait of the Venetian mainland at the twilight of the Serenissima. Published in Venice in 1782, this double-page political and physical map unites Enlightenment precision with Venetian grace. Administrative divisions are crisply delineated and handsomely washed in color, while a network of rivers and canals threads through lagoons, plains, and Alpine foothills. Pictorial relief breathes volume into serried ridges and gentle hills, guiding the eye from the Venetian Lagoon toward the distant Prealps. The “new projection” promised in the title yields a confident geometry that clarifies borders and distances without forfeiting charm. A decorative cartouche, festooned with ribbon and foliage, anchors the composition, embodying the refined artistry of late 18th-century Venetian engraving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZatta, Venice’s preeminent publisher-cartographer of the Settecento, issued this sheet within his monumental four-volume atlas (1779–1784), the most comprehensive world atlas printed in 18th-century Italy, encompassing 217 meticulously engraved maps. His workshop excelled at marrying ornamental flourish with modern geographic method, and here he advances that union: typographic hierarchies distinguish urban importance; fine hachures model terrain; lucid color differentiates jurisdictional space. The atlas’s breadth—stretching from Old World polities to the New World’s expanding horizons—forms the global frame for this Veneto plate, situating the Republic’s Terraferma within a rapidly changing international order. In Zatta’s hands, the political map becomes a narrative of power, commerce, and landscape, rendered with a connoisseur’s attention to form and a savant’s command of detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the composition lie the storied cities of the Veneto, each cleanly inscribed and scaled to its stature. Venice presides from its labyrinthine lagoon, a maritime capital tethered to the mainland by sinuous waterways. Verona commands the Adige’s bend; Padua spreads across the Brenta and Bacchiglione; Vicenza rests among the Berici and the Prealps; Rovigo sits low in the fertile Polesine, near the watery braids of the Po. Zatta threads the Adige, Brenta, Piave, Sile, and Livenza prominently, their courses illuminating trade, irrigation, and defense. Lake Garda’s eastern shore appears at the map’s margin, while Alpine valleys and the Cadore are modeled in shaded relief, their passes implied by the flow of contours. Insets extend the viewer’s grasp to quieter frontiers and lesser-known districts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map captures the Terraferma in its late-Republican configuration, a political mosaic just years before Napoleonic upheaval. Borders are traced against potent neighbors—Habsburg Tyrol in the north and the patchwork of Italian duchies and papal lands to the west and south—revealing the careful diplomacy and fortification that sustained Venetian stability. Rivers double as corridors of grain, timber, and stone; the Brenta’s engineered channels echo centuries of hydraulic mastery that linked lagoon and interior. Verona’s walls, Vicenza’s prosperous hinterland, Padua’s learned heritage, Treviso’s gateway to Friuli, and Belluno’s mountain wards all read clearly through Zatta’s symbology. The result is a political landscape that also feels lived-in: a countryside of villas, vineyards, and market towns coherently nested within provincial bounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAesthetically, the sheet epitomizes Venetian cartographic elegance. The title cartouche, adorned with trailing ribbon and botanical ornament, offers a flourish of urbane classicism that balances the disciplined geometry of the projection. Subtle washes articulate provincial jurisdictions without overwhelming the terrain; lettering is airy yet legible, allowing waterways and mountain hachures to carry the composition’s rhythm. Insets discreetly illuminate peripheral tracts, rewarding close looking with contextual nuance. Within Zatta’s grand atlas—whose pages documented both venerable realms and the New World’s shifting frontiers—this Veneto map stands as a serene, authoritative statement. It is at once a navigational instrument and a historical testament: a window onto the Venetian mainland at its mature apogee, preserved with the clarity, poise, and cultured finish of Enlightenment Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCities and towns on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenice (Venezia): Modern population approx. 260,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerona: Modern population approx. 258,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePadua (Padova): Modern population approx. 210,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVicenza: Modern population approx. 113,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRovigo: Modern population approx. 50,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjacent Areas (if included): Potential smaller towns or historical villages may be depicted, with specific populations varying significantly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePictorial Relief: Enhances the topographical accuracy of mountains and valleys.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdministrative Boundaries: Clearly delineated provinces within the Veneto region.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecorative Title Cartouche: Features ornamental design elements with a ribbon and foliage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor Rivers and Water Bodies: Prominently displayed and labeled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImportant Towns and Cities: Explicitly indicated with names and potentially their respective sizes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsets of Lesser-Known Areas: Provides context on less populated regions adjoining the primary area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated by Antonio Zatta in Venice, 1782.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of Zatta's four-volume atlas published between 1779 and 1784, representing the most comprehensive world atlas from 18th-century Italy with 217 detailed maps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn exquisite double-page political and physical map of the Veneto region, engraved and hand-colored, showcasing administrative divisions, cities, towns, rivers, and mountains with pictorial relief.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects 18th-century geography encompassing political and administrative divisions, local landmarks, lakes, topographical features, and significant historical context.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures a decorative title cartouche embellished with intricate designs, reflecting the artistic sensibilities of the era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighlights hand-colored engravings with clear delineation of boundaries and an elaborate title cartouche indicating the cultural and artistic achievement of the time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe atlas includes maps of major historical relevance, including documentation of New World exploration linked to broader global events.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map primarily focuses on the Veneto region, a culturally rich area in northeastern Italy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eServes as both a navigational tool and a historical document reflecting the political landscape of the time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57584473997696,"sku":"UM00263752A","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57584474030464,"sku":"UM00263753A","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57584474063232,"sku":"UM00263754A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":57584474096000,"sku":"UM00263755A","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57584474128768,"sku":"UM00263756A","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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