THE FOUR HORSEMEN – MAP
LOCATIONS OF THE FOUR HORSEMEN. 4. FONTEGO DEI TURCHI
Chapter 17: "The Fontego appeared through the mist on our right, with its long line of slender arched windows. It had presumably once had an equally elegant ground floor, with a line of wider arches along the canal, but a ramshackle set of smaller shed-like buildings...
LOCATIONS OF THE FOUR HORSEMEN. 3. PALAZZO QUERINI STAMPALIA
Chapter 10: “We made our way towards the little square behind the church, the codega providing a damp luminescence in the mist to guide our footsteps. This feeble light proved unnecessary by the time we reached the little bridge that crossed the canal to the Querini...
THE LOCATIONS OF THE FOUR HORSEMEN. 2. THE TETRARCHS
Chapter 2, p. 11: "We were forced to stand with our backs to the crowds and our hands behind our heads, staring at the four mysterious porphyry figures set into the corner of the treasury, while we waited for the sbirri to come." Every guidebook now indicates these...
The Locations of The Four Horsemen. 1. Sant’Elena
Sant’Elena has definitely changed since the 18th century. The most obvious change is that you can now walk to it. In the novel Alvise has to hire a boat to get there. The map at the back of the book shows Sant’Elena as a small island some distance from the easternmost...
ASCENSION – MAP
The Locations of Ascension. 5. Santa Maria del Giglio
"We leaned against a shop front just in front of the church's facade; the pompous statues and curious bas-reliefs were dimly visible in the moonlight." (Chapter 22) Santa Maria del Giglio has one of the most extravagantly grandiose church-facades in Venice, perhaps...
The Locations of Ascension. 4. Sant’Isepo
Chapter 12: He [Bepi] was staring across the canal at the façade of the church. It is not one of Venice’s most famous buildings but it has a charming bas-relief of the Adoration of the Magi over the doorway. Sant’Isepo (Venetian for San Giuseppe or St Joseph) is...
The Locations of Ascension. 3. Ca’ Garzoni
Ca' Garzoni (Ca' is simply short for Casa or Home and is used with many Venetian palaces, including some of the grandest),  is central to the novel. I have to say I enjoyed writing this section of the book and I think the scenes work well. I don’t want to give any...
The Locations of Ascension. 2. Ca’ da Mosto
Ca’ da Mosto is where the Albergo del Leon Bianco was situated in the 18th century, and where Mr Boscombe and Mr Shackleford stay at the beginning of Ascension. It was one of the best-known hotels in the city and we have a description of its comforts by Thomas...
The Locations of Ascension. 1. Fusina
I'm going to start posting photos and other images of locations from Ascension, for those who want a clearer view of the novel's setting. I'll start with a painting by Turner of Venice as seen from Fusina. This is the setting of the first chapter of the novel: it was...