The general gazetteer; or, compendious geographical dictionary : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country; ... / originally compiled by R. Brookes.

Richard Brookes

Date:: 1826

Credit: The general gazetteer; or, compendious geographical dictionary : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country; ... / originally compiled by R. Brookes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Ne Gene oe ‘Alkmere, near Shrewfbury. Alkznonbury, Hunts, near Leighton-ftone. Alkrington, Lancafhire, near Manchetter. Shropfhire, near Wem. ALLAGON, or ALAGON,-a fmall town Spanith Eftremadura, which falls into the Tajo, a little above Alcantara. ALLAHABAD, -a progince and city of Hindooftan, -The. former is about 160 miles in length, and rz0 in breadth; hav- ing Bahar on the E, and Oude onthe N.: the latter is feated at the confluence of the Ganges and Jumna, and is 470 miles $2.0. E, Allan, St. Cornwall, near Taro. lanton, Northumb. near Rothbury. | ALLAS, 32 town on, anda ftrait, between the Ifle of Lambock, and Combava, in the Ai. _ Allchurch, Wore. § miles from Brom{- grove, on the road. to Leicefter; it was sauch more extentive formerly. ALLE, or ALLA, a riyer of Ducal Pruffia, which runs into the nt Basal, 1§ mnjles above Koningfberg. » N. America, which extegd north-eatterly and fouth-wetterly, nearly paralle] with the coaft of the fouthern ftates, through which they run. They occupy a {pace “of about goo miles in length, sand frem 60 to 2do in breadth, cafveares of the Mit ppi and the five lakes; that is, from Hudfon’s River to Georgia.. The different ridges, different names in diferent flates;, as, the Kittattiny, the Blue, the North,and South Mountains. They arenot panties ly feat- but ftretch along, inuniform ridges, tg nee ly half a mile hich, {preading towards the fowth. Some of them: terminate in high, perpendicular bluffs; ethers er adually{inb- fide into a level country, giving rife to the rivers which run foutherly into the Galf of Mexico. In the back parts of Penn fylyania, {carce.one acre in ten ot hie range is capable of culture; inother parts, generally arich, black foil; and fome of the mountains will edmuiel cultivation almoft i i tet he for light batteaux. At Pittiburg it joins, the Monongahela, and i is then called Ohio. , See OHIO. ALLEGRANZA, one of Wier Canary. Iflands, fituated N. of Gratiofa, NW.,.of Rogca, and E. of St. Clare. The harbour is defended by. feveral forts. 1 into the Stour, near eye A Alien, a river of Flinthhire, , which ground near Mold, and WAR IE fora; thort { {pace. é Allen, in Kild athy WA the of Al- é len, apparently. an Englith name, feems to Vy country, « % bog of Allen, an immenfe trad of turf. Tablas Carlow, , Kildare, Kilkenny, and Meath. burning, and {owing it with rape feed. ALLENBURG, or ALLERBURG, anare, row, dark, little town of Ducal: Prufliey fituated on the river Alle, near it’s jones, tion with the Pregel. if ALLEN CASTLE, a fortin Brunfwick-, Lunenbure. ay Cael, it is feated on the Weler, 15 miles E. of, Lat. §1.119. N.ton. on $9. Ee ae. , Allenfmore, 2 miles trom Herctord, ALLE&R, a riversot Germany, eae rifes in Magdeburg, runs NW. through, Lunenburg, | and, pafling by Zell, Allercar, neay Derby: Allercoms, Cornwe: near Stratton, Carhampton, ie ALLERSTEIN,or OLSe SHNECH, a town ‘of Hrmeland, del Di ota Aller therp, Yorkthire, in the pari, of i Wakefelti. Allertharp, York{. N. Rid, ing, near Thirtk. Allerton, Nott..in: the parith of Edinflow.. Allerten-Chapel, Al-, ton Moor, hamlets of Leeds, in York thires Allerton Maulevrer, Y¥ orki. near Knaret., Alley yo Shropf. near, Wem, “Alle riots Somer! 3 tice from, Axbridge, Aller.ons York{. We ‘Riding, ile ie A lertoach, ortho, S apalss sae:$

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