Venice old map

You can find on this page the Venice old map to print and to download in PDF. The Venice historical map and the vintage map of Venice present the past and evolutions of the city of Venice in Italy.

Venice historical map

Venice historical map

The Venice old map shows evolutions of Venice city. This historical map of Venice will allow you to travel in the past and in the history of Venice in Italy. The Venice ancient map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

While there are no historical records that deal directly with the obscure and peripheral origins of Venice (see Venice historical map), tradition and the available evidence have led several historians to agree that the original population of Venice consisted of refugees from Roman cities near Venice such as Padua, Aquileia, Treviso, Altino and Concordia (modern Portogruaro) and from the undefended countryside, who were fleeing successive waves of Germanic and Hun invasions.[

Venice antique map

Venice vintage map

The Venice vintage map give a unique insight into the history and evolution of Venice city. This vintage map of Venice with its antique style will allow you to travel in the past of Venice in Italy. The Venice vintage map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

From the ninth to the twelfth century Venice developed into a vintage city state (an Italian thalassocracy or Repubblica Marinara, the other three being Genoa, Pisa, and Amalfi). Its strategic position at the head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invulnerable. With the elimination of pirates along the Dalmatian coast, the vintage city of Venice became a flourishing trade center between Western Europe and the rest of the world (especially the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic world as its shown in Venice vintage map).