A Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the Various Countries, Places, and Principal Natural Objects in the World, Volume 1 |
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... feet water.- ( Catteau , Tableau des Etats Danois , tom . i . p . 88. ) Aal- borg means Eeltown ; a name derived from the immense number of eels that are found in the waters in its vicinity . AALEN , a town of Wirtemberg , circ . Jaxt ...
... feet water.- ( Catteau , Tableau des Etats Danois , tom . i . p . 88. ) Aal- borg means Eeltown ; a name derived from the immense number of eels that are found in the waters in its vicinity . AALEN , a town of Wirtemberg , circ . Jaxt ...
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... feet high , and covered with hieroglyphics , of which unfortunately no explanation has yet been given .- ( Malte Brun , Balb . ed . 1837. p . 806 ; Gmelin , Voyage en Siberie , cap . 63 , 64 , & c . ) ABANO or ALBANO , a village of ...
... feet high , and covered with hieroglyphics , of which unfortunately no explanation has yet been given .- ( Malte Brun , Balb . ed . 1837. p . 806 ; Gmelin , Voyage en Siberie , cap . 63 , 64 , & c . ) ABANO or ALBANO , a village of ...
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... feet span , opened in 1804. Among the public buildings may be specified the assembly rooms , the town - house , court - house , gaol , and new market ; the E. and W. churches of St. Nicholas , the N. church , and others of late erection ...
... feet span , opened in 1804. Among the public buildings may be specified the assembly rooms , the town - house , court - house , gaol , and new market ; the E. and W. churches of St. Nicholas , the N. church , and others of late erection ...
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... feet water ; for there are not at present ( 1850 ) more than this depth on the bar at low - water springs . But , as the tide rises from 13 to 15 feet , vessels drawing 17 feet water may enter the harbour at high - water neaps , and ...
... feet water ; for there are not at present ( 1850 ) more than this depth on the bar at low - water springs . But , as the tide rises from 13 to 15 feet , vessels drawing 17 feet water may enter the harbour at high - water neaps , and ...
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... feet high , and 16 in diameter . The modern village of Abernethy is small , and the houses mean . Pop . of parish , 1776 . . ABERYSTWITH , a sea - port town of Wales , co . Cardigan , at the mouth of the Ystwith , over which is a neat ...
... feet high , and 16 in diameter . The modern village of Abernethy is small , and the houses mean . Pop . of parish , 1776 . . ABERYSTWITH , a sea - port town of Wales , co . Cardigan , at the mouth of the Ystwith , over which is a neat ...
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