A dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world, Volume 1 |
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Page 10
... port and town of Mexico , in the intendency of that name , on the coast of the Pacific Ocean , 190 m . S.S. W. Mexico , lat . 16 ° 50 ′ 29 N. , long . 99 ° 46 ′ W. Pop . 4,000 ( ? ) . The harbour is one of the finest in the world . " It ...
... port and town of Mexico , in the intendency of that name , on the coast of the Pacific Ocean , 190 m . S.S. W. Mexico , lat . 16 ° 50 ′ 29 N. , long . 99 ° 46 ′ W. Pop . 4,000 ( ? ) . The harbour is one of the finest in the world . " It ...
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... port , and its con- venient situation for commerce , will no doubt render it , when under British rule , a flourishing emporium . It is quite as well situated as Mocha for carrying on the trade in coffee ; of which it will , most likely ...
... port , and its con- venient situation for commerce , will no doubt render it , when under British rule , a flourishing emporium . It is quite as well situated as Mocha for carrying on the trade in coffee ; of which it will , most likely ...
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... port , the position of which , however , from the usual causes of changed names and vague descriptions , is open to controversy . Vincent fixes it at Quiloa , while Gosselin makes it Magadorea , not quite a third part of the dis- tance ...
... port , the position of which , however , from the usual causes of changed names and vague descriptions , is open to controversy . Vincent fixes it at Quiloa , while Gosselin makes it Magadorea , not quite a third part of the dis- tance ...
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... port town of Barbary , E. coast reg . Tunis , 110 m . S.S.E. Tunis , lat . 350 32 and is at present a wretched place , surrounded with N. , long . 11 ° 16 ′ E. It may contain about 3,000 inhab . , broken down walls , and without shops ...
... port town of Barbary , E. coast reg . Tunis , 110 m . S.S.E. Tunis , lat . 350 32 and is at present a wretched place , surrounded with N. , long . 11 ° 16 ′ E. It may contain about 3,000 inhab . , broken down walls , and without shops ...
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... port town of the island of Corsica , of which it is the cap . , on its W. coast , and on the N. side of a gulf to which it gives name , lat . 41 ° 55 ' 1 N. , long . 8 ° 44 ' 4 " E. Pop . 9,003 . It has a citadel built in 1554 ; is the ...
... port town of the island of Corsica , of which it is the cap . , on its W. coast , and on the N. side of a gulf to which it gives name , lat . 41 ° 55 ' 1 N. , long . 8 ° 44 ' 4 " E. Pop . 9,003 . It has a citadel built in 1554 ; is the ...
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