Detailed birdseye view of Venice, the outer islands, lagoon and contiguous coastline.
The harbor and canals of Venice are finely illustrated with a great number of the individual buildings easily identifiable. The Grand Canal opens onto the Adriatic, embellished with numerous sailing and merchant vessels, both at anchor and fully rigged.
The Islands in the Venetian Lagoon are also illustrated with exact detail, with San Giorgio and its buildings depicted, and Murano, Burano, Torcello, etc. represented across the upper right section. With the coat-of-arms of Venetian Republic, crowned by the Doge's cap and the Venetian Lion at center. |