"Two allegorical maps of romance, dense with contemporary stereotypical references. The Man's Heart, for example, is bordered by the Don't Fence Me In Fence and Impenetrable Wall of Ego, while the Woman's heart features the State of Security adjoining Love of Love Land. Harmon 2004, 52-53.

These maps derive from two Victorian images, attributed only to "A Lady" and published by the Kellogg Brothers of Connecticut. "The Open Country of Woman's Heart" illustrates "the different options available to an eligible young woman - and the different choices she might choose to make." The companion piece, "The Fortified Country of Man's Heart," shows "a citadel, bristling with defences intended to ward off attack." (P J Mode)