Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
Venice was an important and powerful republic in Renaissance Italy, having long been a major player in trade and maritime activities. The city was also a melting pot, serving as a trading center between Europe and the Middle East and Asia. Two of Shakespeare's most tormented figures have their stories unfold in Venice. Othello, a Moor and military officer, and Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, both represent the diversity, or "otherness" that was to be found in the real-life city, as well as in Shakespeare's dramas. These two characters were perceived by the Elizabethan theater audience as having distinct morals and values – traits that were based on geographical biases that had roots dating back centuries.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
q524n3915
label
Nuova pianta di Venezia
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
q524n3915
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Nuova pianta di Venezia
description
Venice was an important and powerful republic in Renaissance Italy, having long been a major player in trade and maritime activities. The city was also a melting pot, serving as a trading center between Europe and the Middle East and Asia. Two of Shakespeare's most tormented figures have their stories unfold in Venice. Othello, a Moor and military officer, and Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, both represent the diversity, or "otherness" that was to be found in the real-life city, as well as in Shakespeare's dramas. These two characters were perceived by the Elizabethan theater audience as having distinct morals and values – traits that were based on geographical biases that had roots dating back centuries.
date
["[ca. 1870]"]
year
1870
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Italian
identifierLocal
06_01_015729
creators
Tempel, Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht, 1821-1889
Corradini
H.F. & M. Münster (Firm)
H. F. Münster (Firm)
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Venice (Italy)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Europe
Italy
Venetan
Venezia
Venice
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Italy
city
Venice
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Venice]
publisher
[H.F. & M. Münster]
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
45.438611
schema:longitude
12.326667
extent
1 map : color ; 42 x 53 cm, folded in cover 15 x 12 cm
notes
Publisher as given on cover of folder; map shows earlier form H.F. Münster.
Relief shown by hachures.
Inset: Lagune Venete = Venedigs Lagunen von den dämmen des Sile bis zur mündung der Etsch.
Includes indexes and notes.
In Italian and German.
hasTranscription
no
dcId
q524n3915
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
672d1d384a06c124