BELLUNO, FELTRE AND THE SUPPOSED OLD BED OF THE PIAVE,Basin of the PO,Italy,Antique Map

HISTORICAL MAP CHART SHOWING TERRAIN, TOPOGRAPHY, ENVIRONS FROM THE AUSTRIAN STAFF MAP

FELTRE : is a comune of the province of Belluno in Veneto, Italy. A hill town in the southern reaches of the province, it is located on the Stizzon River, about 4 km from its junction with the Piave, and 20 km southwest from Belluno. The Dolomites loom to the north of the town. It was known in Roman times as Feltria and described as an oppidum by Pliny . In 1509 the center of the town was mostly destroyed during battles between the Venetian Republic and the League of Cambrai, and later rebuilt. BELLUNO (anc. Bellunum) , a city and episcopal sec of Tenetia, Italy, the capital of the province of Belluno, N. of Treviso, 54 m. by rail and 28 m. direct.It is situated in the valley of the Piave, at its confluence with the Ardo, 1285 ft. above sea-level, among the lower Venetian Alps. It was a Roman municipium. In the middle ages it went through various vicissitudes; it fell under the dominion of Venice in 1511, and remained Venetian until 1797. Its buildings present Venetian characteristics; it has some good palaces, notably the fine early Lombard Renaissance Palazzo de Rettori, now the seat of the prefecture. Tile cathedral, erected after 1517 by Tullio Lombardo, was much damaged by the earthquake of 1873, which destroyed a considerable portion of the town, though the campanile, 217 ft. high, erected in 1732-1743, stood firm. The facade was never finished. Important remains of prehistoric settlements have been found in the vicinity.

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate INTEXT MAP - Excellent Condition. Beautiful with excellent detail. There is Text on Front and Back Side.