Canna (unit)

Updated on Oct 21, 2023

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Canna (pl. canne; proper meaning in Italian: Cane) was an ancient Italian unit of length, which differed from place to place.

Capua: 2.1768707 m (9th – 15th centuries)

Republic of Genoa: 2.49095 m

Kingdom of Naples:

canna: 2.1163952 m (edict of 6 April 1480)

canna: 2.6455026 m (law of 6 April 1840)

field surveying canna: 6.998684 m² (law of 6 April 1840)

Romagna: 1.9928 m

Sicily: 2.062 m

Tuscany

field surveying canna, a.k.a. 5 "braccia" long "pertica": 2.9183 m

canna (fabric): 0.58366 m

Rome

canna (architecture): 2.234 m

commercial canna: 1.992 m

Teramo: 3.17 m

Malta: 2.08 m (2 yd, 10 in)

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