Dizionario Corografico-Universale Dell'Italia Sistematicamente Suddiviso Secondo L'Attuale Partizione Politica D'Ogni Singolo Stato Italiano Compilato Da Parecchi Dotti Italiani: Dizionario Corografico Della Lombardia ; Compilato Per Cura Di A. Bianchi-Giovini E Di Massimo Fabi. 1,1

The Dizionario Corografico-Universale dell'Italia was a monumental 19th-century encyclopedic project designed to catalog the geography, history, and administrative structures of the Italian states prior to national unification. Published in the 1850s, this ambitious series sought to provide a comprehensive, systemic survey of the peninsula, reflecting the intellectual climate of the Risorgimento, which often emphasized a rediscovered sense of regional and national identity through meticulous documentation of the landscape.

The specific volume concerning Lombardy was curated by Angelo Bianchi-Giovini and Massimo Fabi, both notable intellectuals of their time. Bianchi-Giovini, a polymathic writer and historian, worked alongside Fabi to compile detailed accounts that balanced topographical precision with cultural history. This volume was received as a scholarly effort to organize the complexity of Lombardy’s varied provinces during a period of significant political tension, serving as both a reference tool for contemporary administration and a record of the region’s distinct societal makeup.