BRESCIA (Bresciano), a delegation of Venetian Lombardy, bounded on the N.W. by Bergamo, on the N.E. by the Tyrol, on the E. by the Lake of Garda, on the S.E. by Mantua, on the S. by Cremona, and on the S.W. by Lodi. Area 1306 sq. miles. Pop. (1850) 356,225. The northern part, or one-third of the delegation, consists of a chain of mountains, which belong to the Rhætian Alps; the remainder is part of the great plain of Lombardy. The latter division is highly productive in corn and in mulberry trees, as well as in flax, hemp, and oil. The wine is considered good, but is not sufficient for the domestic consumption. The mountain districts yield iron, lead, copper, marble, granite, and charcoal. The manufactures consist principally of silk, woolen, linen, and cotton goods, iron, steel, glass, and paper wares.