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 26
... Spain , is now con- fined to Africa ( Leonum arida nutrix ) ; which it ranges from its N. to its S. extremity . Panthers , leopards , and many small species of the feline race also exist ; and the cat has been domesticated , though it ...
... Spain , is now con- fined to Africa ( Leonum arida nutrix ) ; which it ranges from its N. to its S. extremity . Panthers , leopards , and many small species of the feline race also exist ; and the cat has been domesticated , though it ...
Page 34
... Spain and Britain , was most probably either Carthage , or the S. part of Spain . Carthage made violent efforts to prevent other commercial powers from penetrating beyond Sicily , thus seeking to mo- nopolise the exclusive trade of the ...
... Spain and Britain , was most probably either Carthage , or the S. part of Spain . Carthage made violent efforts to prevent other commercial powers from penetrating beyond Sicily , thus seeking to mo- nopolise the exclusive trade of the ...
Page 43
... Spain , prov . Cordova , 22 m . S. S. E. Cordova . AGUILAR DEL CAMPOS , a town of Spain , prov . Palencia , on the Pisuerga , 40 m . N. W. Burgos . Pop . 1,600 . AHANTA , a territory on the Gold Coast of Africa AGRA . 43 AGUILAR DEL CAMPOS ...
... Spain , prov . Cordova , 22 m . S. S. E. Cordova . AGUILAR DEL CAMPOS , a town of Spain , prov . Palencia , on the Pisuerga , 40 m . N. W. Burgos . Pop . 1,600 . AHANTA , a territory on the Gold Coast of Africa AGRA . 43 AGUILAR DEL CAMPOS ...
Page 49
... Spain , prov . Ar- ragon , on the Guadalaviar , with a cathedral , in a bleak and barren district . Pop . 2,227 . ALBEMARLE SOUND , United States , coast of N. Carolina , in the N.E. part of the state , being 60 m . long from E. to W ...
... Spain , prov . Ar- ragon , on the Guadalaviar , with a cathedral , in a bleak and barren district . Pop . 2,227 . ALBEMARLE SOUND , United States , coast of N. Carolina , in the N.E. part of the state , being 60 m . long from E. to W ...
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... Spain , prov . Cadiz , in a hilly and bleak district , totally unfit for tillage , but well adapted for rearing sheep , which accordingly constitutes the chief employment of the people : - it is at a very short distance from the river ...
... Spain , prov . Cadiz , in a hilly and bleak district , totally unfit for tillage , but well adapted for rearing sheep , which accordingly constitutes the chief employment of the people : - it is at a very short distance from the river ...
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