Darby's Universal Gazetteer: Or, A New Geographical Dictionary. ... Illustrated by a ... Map of the United States. The 2d Ed., with Ample Additions and Improvements |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 14
... Ohio , pop . in 1820 , 174 . Adams , cty . of Ohio , having Brown W. High- land and Pike N. Sciota E. and the Ohio river S. This cty . is about 20 ms . sq . , area about 400 sqms . the surface much broken , the soil in general fertile ...
... Ohio , pop . in 1820 , 174 . Adams , cty . of Ohio , having Brown W. High- land and Pike N. Sciota E. and the Ohio river S. This cty . is about 20 ms . sq . , area about 400 sqms . the surface much broken , the soil in general fertile ...
Page 25
... Ohio river towns . It is the eastern branches of the Alleghany which , interlocking with the navigable branches of the Susquehan- nab , make this river of great importance to the state of Pennsylvania . Of these branches , To- by's ...
... Ohio river towns . It is the eastern branches of the Alleghany which , interlocking with the navigable branches of the Susquehan- nab , make this river of great importance to the state of Pennsylvania . Of these branches , To- by's ...
Page 49
... river . A summary of all the distances gives the whole length of the At- chafalaya , by comparative course , 133 ms ... Ohio , having Meigs and Gallia S. , Jackson SW . , Hocking W. , Perry and Mor- gan N. , Washington and Ohio river E ...
... river . A summary of all the distances gives the whole length of the At- chafalaya , by comparative course , 133 ms ... Ohio , having Meigs and Gallia S. , Jackson SW . , Hocking W. , Perry and Mor- gan N. , Washington and Ohio river E ...
Page 52
... Ohio . 1820 , 9169 . Pop . in Auburn , tp . and pstv . in Gaega cty . , Ohio ... river Nerre . Aubin , town of the island of Jersey , with a good harbour and ... river of the same name , 10 ms . W. of Lausanne . Lon . 6 ° 30 ′ E. lat 46 ...
... Ohio . 1820 , 9169 . Pop . in Auburn , tp . and pstv . in Gaega cty . , Ohio ... river Nerre . Aubin , town of the island of Jersey , with a good harbour and ... river of the same name , 10 ms . W. of Lausanne . Lon . 6 ° 30 ′ E. lat 46 ...
Page 71
... river Ardiere , at the foot of a mountain 8 ms . W. of Saone . Lon . 4 ° 40 ′ E. lat . 46 ° 9 ′ W. Beaumaris , cty ... Ohio , and Crawford of Penn . within 12 ms . from the SE . shore of lake Erie , interlocking sources with those of Grand ...
... river Ardiere , at the foot of a mountain 8 ms . W. of Saone . Lon . 4 ° 40 ′ E. lat . 46 ° 9 ′ W. Beaumaris , cty ... Ohio , and Crawford of Penn . within 12 ms . from the SE . shore of lake Erie , interlocking sources with those of Grand ...
Other editions - View all
Darby's Universal Gazetteer: Or, a New Geographical Dictionary ... Richard Brookes,William Darby No preview available - 2023 |
Darby's Universal Gazetteer: Or, a New Geographical Dictionary ... Richard Brookes,William Darby No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
Albany America ancient Asia Atlantic Ocean bounded branch breadth canal Cape capital castle Chief town coast Columbia contains creek cties Cumberland department of France district dutchy Erie falls feet fertile flowing Franklin cty Gulf Gulf of Venice harbour hill Hindoostan inhabitants island Isle Kent kingdom lake land late province Lawrence length Loire London Lower Saxony Maine manufacture Mass mean width Milledgeville Montgomery cty mountains mouth N. Y. Pop navigable Ohio river Pacific Ocean Penn principal psto pstrd pstv Rhine Richmond rises seaport seat of justice side situated soil sqms Staples Stld strait stream strong town Surface hilly Susquehannah town of Eng town of France town of Germany town of Italy town of Naples town of Spain town of Sweden trade valley village of Eng Virg Washington cty
Popular passages
Page 121 - Lawrence, and the Lake Champlain, in 45. degrees of north latitude, passes along the high lands which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said River St Lawrence from those which fall into the sea...
Page 121 - Quebec bounded on the Labrador coast by the River St John, and from thence by a line drawn from the head of that river through the Lake St. John, to the south end of the Lake Nipissim; from whence the said line, crossing the River St Lawrence, and the Lake Champlain, in 45.
Page 234 - A range of rude and elevated land, sometimes rising into mountains 3,000 feet in height, extends from the borders of Scotland to the very heart of England, forming a natural division between the E. and W. sides of the kingdom. Cornwall is also a rough hilly tract; and a similar character prevails in part of the adjacent counties These mountainous tracts abound with various mineral treasures...
Page 425 - ... but a quarter of an hour, its violence gradually returning. When the stream is most boisterous, and its fury heightened by a storm, it is dangerous to come within a Norway mile of it. Boats, yachts, and ships have been carried away by not guarding against it before they were within its reach. It likewise happens frequently...
Page 153 - The temperature of the air is so mild and equable, that the Spaniards give it the preference to that of the southern provinces in their native country. The fertility of the soil corresponds with the benignity of the climate, and is wonderfully accommodated to European productions. The most valuable of these, corn, wine, and oil, abound in Chili, as if they had been native to the country.
Page 293 - Discovered in 1533, by sir Hugh Willoughby, who called it Greenland, supposing it to be a part of the western continent. In 1595, it was visited by Barentz and Cornelius, two Dutchmen, who pretended to be the original discoverers, and called it Spitzbergen, or sharp mountains, from the many sharp-pointed and rocky mountains with which it abounds.
Page 377 - The remaining part is varied with hill, dale, and moor. Lancashire is little adapted for a corn country, but is singularly fitted for the growth of 'potatoes. Among its products is a species of coal, called cannel, far exceeding all other, not only in making a clear tire, hut for being capable of being manufactured into candlesticks, cups, snuff-boxes, &c.
Page 202 - ... collected. The same calamities were endured in 1761, on the invasion of Abdalla, king of Candahar. In 1803, the Mahrattas, aided by the French, got possession of this place ; but...