A Pocket Guide to the Empire and its environs.
Being a more accurate description of its provinces and the diverse customs of its inhabitants.
A brief yet precise encyclopaedia intended to Kindle the Light of Truth and Dispel the Darkness of Ignorance.
Dedicated to the Her Most Serene Majesty, Morihatha Septim, first of her name: philosopher, stateswoman, famous beauty.
Promulgated under the Authority of the Imperial Geographic Society
3E 331
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