Corsica

Corsica, an island belonging to France, in the Mediterranean, ceded to her by Genoa in 1768, but by position, race, and language belongs to Italy; has been subject by turns to the powers that in succession dominated that inland sea; is 116 m. long and 52 broad; it abounds in mountains, attaining 9000 ft.; covered with forests and thickets, which often serve as shelter for brigands; it affords good pasturage, and yields olive-oil and wine, as well as chesnuts, honey, and wax.

Population (circa 1900) given as 288,000.

Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)

Corsair, The * Corsica Paoli
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Corot, Jean Baptiste
Corps Législatif
Corpuscular Philosophy
Corr, Erin
Corrector, Alexander the
Correggio, Antonio Allegri da
Corrib, Lough
Corrientes
Corrugated Iron
Corsair, The
Corsica
Corsica Paoli
Corssen, William Paul
Cort
Cortes
Cortes
Cortona, Pietro da
Coruña
Corvée
Coryat, Thomas
Corybantes

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