"Streets and Canals in Venice 19"

Black and white plate from 'Streets and Canals in Venice and in the Islands of the Lagoons'.

Plate 19 includes the following note in the book's annex: "RIO or CANAL IN THE ISLAND OF TORCELLO. — It is generally believed that the town on this island dates from the V. century, when the inhabitants of Altinum removed to it as being a safe refuge, inacessible to their Barbarian invaders: but the monuments brought to light during various excavations indicate a more remote origin. The island is at present almost uninhabited; its churches observable in this plate, alone remain to testily to its ancient grandeur."

Publisher: Ferd. Ongania - Venice

Printer: D. Appleton and Company - New York

Condition: Good; please note foxing along the bottom.

Material: Heliogravure

Plate size is 13.5" x 9"