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DBI
Biografico degli Italiani''

A bit like the DNB, but with more gaps, some of them inexplicable. OCR of the titles was wonky, so quite often there’s an article there, but under an un-guessable name. Not properly indexed by Google. But as far as it goes—which is a good way—excellent.

Stati Sardi
Dizionario generale geografico-statistico degli Stati Sardi, ed. by Guglielmo Stefani (Turin: Cugini Pomba, 1855).

One volume with 22,000 articles offering descriptions of the administrative units (divisioni, provincie, mandamenti, comuni, frazioni) and natural features (monti, valli, fiumi, torrenti, laghi, isole, ecc). Coverage in these articles of diocesi, tribunali, collegi elettorali, ufficii di posta-lettere, stazioni di posta-cavalli…, strade, ferrovie, stazioni telegraphiche, contingiente militare, fiere, mercati…,stastica, istituzioni, confini, superficie…, agricoltura, industria, commercio, cenni storici….