CARTOGRAPHIC CURIOSITY
LE NOBLE (EUSTACHE) Carta topografica dell'Isola del Maritaggio di Monsieur le Noble per la prima volta tradotta dal Francese in Italiano, folding map (tear to right outer margin), some spotting, later wrappers, 8vo, Cosmopoli, [Italy], 1765
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Footnotes
- This is a satirical account of marriage, written in the style of a travel guide. It features as its frontispiece a detailed map showing sites mentioned in the text including the Province of Jealousy, the Island of Bigamy and the Peninsula of Divorce.
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