A

DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHY,

Ancient and Modern:

COMPRISING

A SUCCINCT DESCRIPTION

OF ALL THE

COUNTRIES OF THE GLOBE,

THEIR PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY, THE SEVERAL RACES OF THEIR
INHABITANTS, AND THEIR ANCIENT AS WELL AS MODERN DENOMINATIONS;

TOGETHER WITH

A BRIEF NOTICE OF ALL THE CAPITALS AND PRINCIPAL TOWNS;

ALSO OF

SEAS, RIVERS, AND MOUNTAINS;

AND

A GLOSSARY OF GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS.

BY JOSIAH CONDER,

AUTHOR OF "THE MODERN TRAVELLER," "ITALY," ETC.

PRINTED FOR THOMAS TEGG AND SON, 73, CHEAPSIDE:

J. CUMMING, DUBLIN;

AND R. GRIFFIN AND CO. GLASGOW.

1834.

TO THE

PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENTS, COUNCIL,

AND

OTHER MEMBERS

OF THE

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY,

This Dictionary,

DESIGNED TO

PROMOTE THE DIFFUSION OF CORRECT INFORMATION

IN THAT BRANCH OF SCIENCE

WHICH THE LABOURS OF THE SOCIETY ARE ADAPTED SO EFFECTIVELY TO ADVANCE,