1901 Print Bay of Venice Waterways Canals Ships Cityscape Port Gondolas XGN3 XGRA2 Photography courtesy of Brogi

Photography courtesy of Brogi

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1901 Print Bay of Venice Waterways Canals Ships Cityscape Port Gondolas XGN3 XGRA2 Photography courtesy of BrogiThis is an original 1901 halftone print of the Bay of Venice in Venice, Italy. Venice is a city of water canals built on a group of 117 islands. It is known for its art history and for the popular travel mode of its romantic canal waterways. It is a real marvel that it is built on wood piles made from "alder" trees. This wood is highly water resistant and because it is covered by water and is in an "oxygen poor" environment it doesn't decay rapidly as