Arhivski vjesnik, No. 43, 2000.
Original scientific paper
History of the Venetian cadastre of Dalmatia
Mirela Slukan-Altić
Abstract
Material of the Venetian cadastre of Dalmatia, today is keeping in the State Archives of Zadar (fonds number 5, 6 and 8). Those materials are unavoidable sources to understanding entirety of economic and political relation in Dalmatia during the role of Venetian Republic, so represents a very important link in Croatian history. From the very first cadastre form 1421 through surveys territorial gains of Cyprus (1570-1573), Kandian (1664-1669), Moreian (1684-1699) and so called Small war (1716-1718) until establishing Grimani’s cadastre, Venetian Republic has been recording all the territorial, demographical and land-property changes in the land of Dalmatia. All those cadastres are narrow connected whit Morlacks and their colonisation into the Dalmatian hinterland (Zagora). Through Venetian cadastral sources developed between 15 and 18 century and material of land “investitures” we can follow course and intensity of Morlacks colonisation as well as the Venetian relation to the Morlacks question. Because of its preciseness and relatively well preserving, Venetian cadastres are generally suitable for analysing of the historical demography and geography, toponomastics studies and economic history of Dalmatia. It’s also very important sources for the history of cadastar, cartography and geodesy.
Keywords
cadastre; Dalmatia; Venetian Republic; history of geodesy; archives
Hrčak ID:
10515
URI
Publication date:
30.3.2001.
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