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 69
... hills than mountains , except the ridge Innich , and descends the Eisach in the wide which divides the valley of the Drave from that valley of Puster to Brixen , where it joins the of the Save , which preserves its mountainous road over ...
... hills than mountains , except the ridge Innich , and descends the Eisach in the wide which divides the valley of the Drave from that valley of Puster to Brixen , where it joins the of the Save , which preserves its mountainous road over ...
Page 74
... hill , at the summit of which is an old castle . ALTER - DO - CHAO , atown of Portugal , prov . Alen- tejo , on the Avis , 14 m . W. S. W. Portalagre . Pop . 2,000 . It is surrounded by walls . ALTKIRCH , a town of France , dep . Haut ...
... hill , at the summit of which is an old castle . ALTER - DO - CHAO , atown of Portugal , prov . Alen- tejo , on the Avis , 14 m . W. S. W. Portalagre . Pop . 2,000 . It is surrounded by walls . ALTKIRCH , a town of France , dep . Haut ...
Page 102
... hills contain quartz , marble , and mountain limestone . In the S. provinces , the granite is seamed in every direction ; on the rounded sides of the hills it alternates with syenite , and both rocks are penetrated by veins of iron ore ...
... hills contain quartz , marble , and mountain limestone . In the S. provinces , the granite is seamed in every direction ; on the rounded sides of the hills it alternates with syenite , and both rocks are penetrated by veins of iron ore ...
Page 121
... hills and mountains ; and is thriving and industrious , having establishments for the spinning of cotton and silk , with manufactures of earth- enware and glass , vitriol , straw hats , white iron and steel , & c . It is the seat of a ...
... hills and mountains ; and is thriving and industrious , having establishments for the spinning of cotton and silk , with manufactures of earth- enware and glass , vitriol , straw hats , white iron and steel , & c . It is the seat of a ...
Page 126
... hills , at no great dis- tance from the shore . The lateral ridges , which tra- verse the much more extensive country between the Apennines and the Mediterranean , run mostly parallel to the principal range , so that nearly all the ...
... hills , at no great dis- tance from the shore . The lateral ridges , which tra- verse the much more extensive country between the Apennines and the Mediterranean , run mostly parallel to the principal range , so that nearly all the ...
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