Va fuori d'Italia... Va fuori stranier! [Get out of Italy . . . Get out stranger]
- Title:
- Va fuori d'Italia... Va fuori stranier! [Get out of Italy . . . Get out stranger]
- Alternate Title:
- Va fuori d'Italia... Va fuori stranier!
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- 1863
- Posted Date:
- 2024-04-25
- ID Number:
- 2560.01
- File Name:
- PJM_2560_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1800 - 1869
- Subject:
- Other War & Peace
Pictorial
Politics & Government
Unusual Graphics/Text - Measurement:
- 52 x 36 sheet (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This is an allegorical map of the final stages of the Risorgimento, the consolidation of the disparate Italian states into a single Kingdom in the middle of the 19th century. By the time of its publication in 1863, the legendary general and patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi and his allies had achieved great success. There were essentially only two remaining independent states standing in the way of unification: the Papal State of Rome, where the Pope was being supported by the French troops of Napoleon III, and Venezia, controlled by the Austrian Empire.
The map shows all of Italy, from Sicily to the Swiss border, outlined within a tall boot. Atop the boot are two birds in their nests. The bird in the Roma nest wears the French bicorn hat; in the Venezia nest is the Austrian Imperial two-headed eagle. The ankle of the boot is packed with gunpowder and a fierce Garibaldi is about to light it. The Pope looks on, helpless and aghast.
The text at the top and bottom are from the so-called "Hymn of Garibaldi." Commissioned by Garibaldi himself as a battle song for his men, the anthem was completed in 1869. It immediately "went viral," and by 1863 it was ubiquitous not only among Garibaldi's troops, but throughout the unification movement. The chorus is "Va fuori d’Italia, va fuori ch’è l’ora! Va fuori d’Italia, Va fuori, o stranier!" [Get out of Italy, it's time to get out! Get out of Italy, stranger get out."] During World War I, "Garibaldi's hymn stirred the heart of Italy" (Steege 1917, 269), and it was used in support of the World War II resistance movement. Today it is identified with the left wing and workers' causes.
This graphic appeared in La Lanterna Magica, Giornale Diabolico-Politico-Fantastico-Pittoresco, an anti-establishment, anti-papal publication that strongly supported Risorgimento.
Cornell University Library is pleased to present this digital collection of Persuasive Maps, the originals of which have been collected and described by the private collector PJ Mode. The descriptive information in the “Collector’s Notes” has been supplied by Mr. Mode and does not necessarily reflect the views of Cornell University. - Source:
- La Lanterna Magica, Giornale Diabolico-Politico-Fantastico-Pittoresco. Milan, March 29, 1863.
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.