Grande e non comune manifesto che mostra una rappresentazione geografica pittorica della Corsica animata da numerosi navi e aerei in arrivo e in partenza dall’isola a sottolinearne la vivacità commerciale e turistica. Disegnata da Gabriel Carriat-Roland la carta mostra gli agglomerati urbani come piccole ma realistiche vedute con in evidenza le caratteristiche principali (vedi la statua di Napoleone ad Ajaccio). In basso due grandi illustrazioni riassumo le peculiarità commerciali, flora, fauna e le tipiche abitazioni tradizioni dell’isola.
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