BRESCIANO, a province of Italy in the territory
of Venice; bounded on the north, by the Grisons and
the bishopric of Trent; on the east, by the lake Garda,
the Veronese, and the duchy of Mantua; on the south,
by the duchy of Mantua and the Cremonese; and on
the west, by the Cremonese, the Bergomasco, and the
Valtellina. It is watered by several small rivers, which
render it very fertile; and is full of towns and villages,
of which Brescia is the capital.