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