Bologna and Milan, etc, 1800-1806. Sizes vary from approximately 18 x 11 1/4 in. (457 x 286 mm) to 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (597 x 444 mm). Group of 10 original printed broadsides from the short-lived Northern Italian Cisalpine Republic, and the Italian Republic stating various decrees: six broadsides referring to municipal engineering projects for the Canale di Savignano, the Canale di Naviglio, and the via di Appalto, one broadside about instituting a standardized system of measurements throughout the Republic, one broadside about the establishment of new laws and penalties to redress crimes committed and to prevent criminal activity in general, one broadside referring to regulations and duties for newly conscripted soldiers, and one broadside about a livestock and merchandise exhibition.