SANITÀ E CONTROLLO MERCANTILE ALLE BOCCHE DI CATTARO: IL LAZZARETTO DI CASTELNUOVO, 1700-1797

The Republic of Venice always had a focus on health policy. In the Adriatic Sea it joined and crossed the policy of maritime and merchant control that traditionally the Serenissima claimed to exercise on the so-called "Gulf of Venice". Maritime health inspections and checks were intended not only for safeguarding public health, but also for recognizing, controlling and possibly channelling trade flows. An interesting case-study in this regard is the Bay of Kotor, where the needs of health and those of traffic control noticeably correlated. In order to carry out health and commercial surveillance, a new Lazaretto was activated in the early 18th century at Castelnuovo, recently reconquered by the Serenissima and very well placed for the controlling of the Mouths.