The New Universal Gazetteer and Geographical DictionaryH.G. Bohn, 1851 - 1038 էջ |
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... sides fenced by a brick wall , raised breast high ; and , where the height of two contiguous roofs is unequal , a ... side are of little avail , and it is the harbour only that can be considered as well defended . This har- bour is a ...
... sides fenced by a brick wall , raised breast high ; and , where the height of two contiguous roofs is unequal , a ... side are of little avail , and it is the harbour only that can be considered as well defended . This har- bour is a ...
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... side , from the great number of inlets , is roughly esti- mated at 10,000 miles ; the coast on the west side , washed by the Pacific , is quoted at 5800 . In America , nature has assumed a peculiar aspect of sublimity and magnificence ...
... side , from the great number of inlets , is roughly esti- mated at 10,000 miles ; the coast on the west side , washed by the Pacific , is quoted at 5800 . In America , nature has assumed a peculiar aspect of sublimity and magnificence ...
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... side of which is inaccessible . The other has been well for- tified by a castle and outworks , placed on the summit . There are the remains of two thea- tres , and several arched tombs . No inscrip- tions are found . The place is now ...
... side of which is inaccessible . The other has been well for- tified by a castle and outworks , placed on the summit . There are the remains of two thea- tres , and several arched tombs . No inscrip- tions are found . The place is now ...
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... side of the is- land of Kishme , about 12 miles in circuit , bar- ren and uninhabited . ANGARA , a river in Siberia , which rises in a large lake ; and , after a course of 700 miles , changes its name and joins the sea . It is re ...
... side of the is- land of Kishme , about 12 miles in circuit , bar- ren and uninhabited . ANGARA , a river in Siberia , which rises in a large lake ; and , after a course of 700 miles , changes its name and joins the sea . It is re ...
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... side the district of Asam , give rise to the great rivers , one of which is the Brah- mapootra , whose source has never been visited by Europeans . It has its rise in the great range of mountains , said to be more than 20,000 feet above ...
... side the district of Asam , give rise to the great rivers , one of which is the Brah- mapootra , whose source has never been visited by Europeans . It has its rise in the great range of mountains , said to be more than 20,000 feet above ...
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Էջ 445 - This beautiful island is 9 miles in length and about 30 in circumference. It is abundantly watered, though, from its limited size, none of the streams are considerable. The soil throughout is rich and fertile, and yields very fine pasture. The cows are much esteemed, yielding abundance of excellent milk. A great number of them are yearly exported to England. Vegetables are also excellent, and in great variety. Timber, with the exception of the elm tree, is not lofty, but luxuriant. Most kinds of...
Էջ 227 - The rivers present very striking, and it would seem conclusive evidence respecting the quantity of gold remaining undiscovered in the quartz veins. It is not probable that the gold in the dry diggings and that in the rivers — the former in lumps, the latter in dust — were created by different processes.
Էջ 367 - Bedford, Berks, Bucks, Cambridge, Chester, Cornwall, Cumberland, Derby, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Gloucester, Hereford, Hertford, Huntingdon, Kent, Lancaster, Leicester, Lincoln, Middlesex, Monmouth, Norfolk, Northampton. Northumberland, Nottingham, Oxford, Rutland, Salop, Somerset, Southampton, Stafford, Suffolk. Surrey, Sussex, Warwick, Westmoreland, Wilts, Worcester, and York.
Էջ 367 - Cambridge, Chester, Cornwall, Cumberland. Derby, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Gloucester, Hereford, Hertford, Huntingdon, Kent, Lancaster, Leicester, Lincoln, Middlesex, Monmouth, Norfolk, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottingham, Oxford, Rutland, Salop, Somerset, Southampton, Stafford, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwick, Westmoreland, Wilts, Worcester, York, East, North and West.
Էջ 447 - Thence it runs eastward about fifteen hundred miles, including the Grain Coast, the Ivory Coast, the Gold Coast, and the Slave Coast, with the large kingdom of Benin. From thence it runs southward, about twelve hundred miles, and contains the kingdoms of Congo and Angola. 3. Concerning the first, the Senegal Coast, Monsieur Brue. who lived...
Էջ 58 - But cotton ami coffee will grow at a considerable elevation, and sugar is cultivated with success in the temperate parts of Quito. Maize is cultivated in the same climate as the banana; but its cultivation extends over a much wider sphere, as it arrives at maturity at an elevation of 9000 feet above the level of the sea. The low country within the tropics is also the region of oranges, pine apples, and the most delicious fruits.
Էջ 477 - Catholics are numerous. The whole province of Holland is a continued flat, and lies so low as to be under the level of the sea at high water: the tide is prevented from flowing in by means of dikes and natural sand-hanks.
Էջ 229 - The town is about a mile in length, and half a mile in breadth, decreasing- towards each extremity; and most of the streets, as well as the buildings, are irregular.
Էջ 246 - North Carolina is a ridge of sand, separated from the main land, in some places, by narrow sounds, in others by broad bays- The passages or inlets through it are shallow and dangerous, and Ocracoke inlet is the only one, north of Cape Fear, through which vessels pass.
Էջ 145 - Its imports by sea are gold and silver, copper and bar-iron, woollen cloths of every description, tea, salt, glass and china ware, wines, and other commodities, for the use of its European inhabitants, and a few Arabian and English horses. The native breed of these animals being diminutive, B.