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Page 31
Altona 53° 34 ' 3° 58 ' Is a celebrated commercial town , near Hamburg ,
belonging to Denmark . Christiana 59 50 10 50 Are two of the most considerable
Drontheim 63 26 10 22 S cities in Norway . ' Denmark abounds in small streams ,
but ...
Altona 53° 34 ' 3° 58 ' Is a celebrated commercial town , near Hamburg ,
belonging to Denmark . Christiana 59 50 10 50 Are two of the most considerable
Drontheim 63 26 10 22 S cities in Norway . ' Denmark abounds in small streams ,
but ...
Page 55
... belonging to Spain , called sometimes the Manillas , from Manilla , . their
capital . East of Borneo are the Celebezian Isles , of which Celebes is the chief .
East of Celebes are the Banda or Spice Isles , and South of them the Moluccas .
... belonging to Spain , called sometimes the Manillas , from Manilla , . their
capital . East of Borneo are the Celebezian Isles , of which Celebes is the chief .
East of Celebes are the Banda or Spice Isles , and South of them the Moluccas .
Page 61
Below the Straights of Gibraltar , are the Madeira Islands , two in number ,
belonging to Portugal , and below them the Canary Islands , or Fortunatę Insulę
of the antients , belonging to Spain , seven of which are inhabited . The chief of
the ...
Below the Straights of Gibraltar , are the Madeira Islands , two in number ,
belonging to Portugal , and below them the Canary Islands , or Fortunatę Insulę
of the antients , belonging to Spain , seven of which are inhabited . The chief of
the ...
Page 68
The Islands on the coast of North America are , the large island of Newfoundland
, near the mouth of the River St . Lawrence , belonging to the English , where the
great cod fishery is carried on ; to whom also belong the islands of Cape Breton ...
The Islands on the coast of North America are , the large island of Newfoundland
, near the mouth of the River St . Lawrence , belonging to the English , where the
great cod fishery is carried on ; to whom also belong the islands of Cape Breton ...
Page 69
Below them is the island of Trinidad , ceded by Spain to the English :
considerably to the West of which are the Islands of Margarita , belonging to
Spain , and , still Westward , Curacoa , belonging to the Dutch . The religion of
the Spanish and ...
Below them is the island of Trinidad , ceded by Spain to the English :
considerably to the West of which are the Islands of Margarita , belonging to
Spain , and , still Westward , Curacoa , belonging to the Dutch . The religion of
the Spanish and ...
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Page 214 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties, all a summer's day; While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...
Page 246 - Caesar et omnis luli progenies magnum caeli ventura sub axem. 790 hic vir, hic est, tibi quem promitti saepius audis, Augustus Caesar, divi genus, aurea condet saecula qui rursus Latio regnata per arva Saturno quondam, super et Garamantas et Indos proferet imperium ; iacet extra sidera tellus, extra anni solisque vias, ubi caelifer Atlas axem umero torquet stellis ardentibus aptum.
Page 46 - Arctic, on the East by the Pacific, and on the South by the Indian Ocean ; its Western boundary, which separates it from Europe, has already been described.
Page 103 - Portus ab accessu ventorum immotus et ingens 570 ipse; sed horrificis iuxta tonat Aetna ruinis interdumque atram prorumpit ad aethera nubem, turbine fumantem piceo et candente favilla, attollitque globos flammarum et sidera lambit: interdum scopulos avolsaque viscera montis 575 erigit eructans liquefactaque saxa sub auras cum gemitu glomerat fundoque exaestuat imo.
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Page 248 - Temple (so celebrated in antiquity) of Jupiter Hammon, said to have been founded by Bacchus, in gratitude to his father Jupiter, who appeared to him, when perishing with thirst, in the form of a ram, and shewed him a fountain.
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| Title | A sketch of modern and antient geography |
| Author | Samuel Butler (bp. of Lichfield and Coventry.) |
| Edition | 4 |
| Published | 1818 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2006 |
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