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Source Description
This map shows, in extraordinary detail, the roads, waterways, cities, towns, and topography of mid-19th-century Italy. Just north of the Sicilian island of Pantellaria, a tiny and brief note mentions the mysterious volcanic island of Ferdinandea (a.k.a. Graham Island) that rose out of the sea in 1831 only to sink again a few months later. When the island emerged from the ocean, it was immediately claimed by the Italian and British governments each of whom, in turn, gave it a name. Recent seismic activity in Sicily has prompted speculation that the island may soon rise again, reviving the old territorial dispute.
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Document identity
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x633f995q
label
Italie
core
obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
x633f995q
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Italie
description
This map shows, in extraordinary detail, the roads, waterways, cities, towns, and topography of mid-19th-century Italy. Just north of the Sicilian island of Pantellaria, a tiny and brief note mentions the mysterious volcanic island of Ferdinandea (a.k.a. Graham Island) that rose out of the sea in 1831 only to sink again a few months later. When the island emerged from the ocean, it was immediately claimed by the Italian and British governments each of whom, in turn, gave it a name. Recent seismic activity in Sicily has prompted speculation that the island may soon rise again, reviving the old territorial dispute.
date
["1857"]
year
1857
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
French
identifierLocal
06_01_000070
creators
Dufour, A.-H. (Auguste-Henri), 1798-1865
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Italy--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Europe
Italy
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Italy
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Paris
publisher
Paulin & Le Chavalier
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
42.8333
schema:longitude
12.8333
extent
1 map : col. ; 60 x 79 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Exhibited in “Faces and Places,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004. MB (BRL)
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no
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x633f995q
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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