Dal remo al vapore: I vaporetti e la nascita del trasporto pubblico a Venezia, by Alessandro Rizzardini

Dal remo al vapore: I vaporetti e la nascita del trasporto pubblico a Venezia, by Alessandro Rizzardini

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History of public transportation in Venice from the early 1800’s to the 1930’s, featuring plenty of fascinating archive documents and images

Black and white photo. Many sailboats moored along the Riva degli Schiavoni in 1869 — Many sailboats moored along the Riva degli Schiavoni in 1869

Illustration of the collision between a vaporetto and a submarine (1914) — The collision between a vaporetto and a submarine (1914)

Black and white photo. Traditional boats crowd the Canale della Giudecca as Venetians gather to watch a regatta (1924) — The collision between a vaporetto and a submarine (1914)

This book reads like an (overly?) abundant collection of anecdotes and data but, maybe because I’m not Italian, I thought it was sorely lacking in terms of contextualization. It tells you a lot but it doesn’t explain much.

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Dal remo al vapore: I vaporetti e la nascita del trasporto pubblico a Venezia, by Alessandro Rizzardini