Angelo Zanovello "virtuoso agrimensor"

Viene ricostruita la biografia professionale del notaio-agrimensore del secolo XVII attraverso il corpus dei suoi prodotti cartografici, mettendo in luce le sue competenze tecniche e il suo ruolo di funzionario del territorio. Angelo Zanovello Virtuoso, land surveyor. Angelo Zanovello (1634-1711), notary-land surveyor, a leading figure in Montecchio Maggiore, carried out prestigious tasks for the local administration. Indeed, in Vicenza he was part of the Territorial Council where he was appointed registrar. Furthermore he also carried out perch measurements of agricultural lands in addition to drawing maps connected with territorial disputes and management issues. In this sector he also displayed technical expertise in surveys and drawing outlines, but also a disposition to decorate, as per the baroque style of the time. He also undertook to draw a map of the whole territory of Vicenza. The map was carved by Marco Boschini and it was circulated as the official image of the province the territorial body wanted to offer.