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Archive Contarini-Camerini

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The collection of maps and drawings, hosted in the Instrument Room and in the adjacent rooms, includes documents dating back to a period from the 16th to the 19th century and regarding estates related to the Villa or belonging to the families of its owners.

t mainly consists of two sources, Contarini (15th-19th centuries) and Camerini (19th-20th centuries), as well as of other documents regarding a short period during which the Villa belonged to Correr-Giovanelli (or Giovannelli?) (1837-52) and Bergami (1955-58). Moreover, the collection includes some documents regarding Silvestro Camerini's businesses before he purchased the Villa (1852).

Land measurements and hydraulic maps, notorial deeds, legacies and testamentary provisions are part of an extraordinary heritage on the history of the Villa and its grounds, as well as the studies on the topography and hydraulic works for the land reclamation of the territories adjacent to the Brenta river.
The archive includes: 478 letters, 200 files, 350 maps studied and edited in 1994 by Gianna Suitner.

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