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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$ROY, Tee re it Ie fora ANDREW’s ST. an ifland; with a town of Dalmatia. . Andrews, St. Suff. near Beccles: An- drew's Cafile, St. Hampfhire, between Southampton and Petersfield. ANDRIA, a town of Bari, Naples. ANDROS, an ifland; with it’s capital, a fea-port of Turkey, in the Archipelago. The inhabitants are moftly of the Greek church, andabout 5000 in number. The principal riches of this ifland confift in filks; and it produces wine, oil, corn, oranges, citrons, mulberries, pomegra- nates, figs, &e. It is almoft oppofite to Athens, and near the $. end of Negropont. * ANDEOSS, one of the Bermuda ifles. ANDRUSSOW,a Village of Smolenfkow. ANDRZEIOW, alittle town of Cracow. ANDsT, a diftrit in N. Jutland. ANDUJAR, or ANDUXAR, an ancient, large, and populous city of Andalufia. It has feveral fine buildings, a ftrong caftle, _and is feated on the Guadalquiver, over which there is a ftately bridge. - It vends great quantities of filk, and the eountry around abounds in corn, wine, oil, honey, &c. It is 25 miles NE. of Corduba. Lat. 38. 10. N. lon. 3. 48. W. ANDWORTSKOW. See ANDERSKOW. ANEGADA, one of the Carribee ifies. Lat. 18. 40. N. lon. 64. 7. W. ANFA, a diftri&t of Temecen, Algiers. Anfield, Hants, near Southampton. ANFILOCHA, now JEROIRLIA, a town of the ancient Epirus; it was almoft ruin- ed, during the wars between the Venetians and Turks. Angabury, Herts, near Hitching, ANGARA, a-river of Afiatic RuMia, which runs into the Jenefei near the town oi Jenifeitk. ; ANGAZYA, one of the Comora iflands, inhabited by Moors, many of whom read and write Arabic with great facility. Lat. from 10. to. rs. S. . Angel, a river in Montgomerythire. ANGELO, ST. a towninthe pope’s ter- _Yitories; a ward and a caftle of Rome, to which the pope retires, on apprehenfion of danger; a ftrong caftle ot Malta; a caftle and diftriét of Corfu; a fea-port of Apulia; a town, two cities, and a moun- tain of Naples. ’ ANGELOS, the fecond eity of Mexico, -. Capital of an extenfive province of the fame Name, otherwife called Flafcala. The ftreets are large, clean, and regularly built. _ The tquare, in the centre is beautified on _ three fides with uniform porticos, where _ are fhops, furnifhed with, all forts of mer- - chandile: on the othei fide, is it’s ftately _fathedral, built. in the modern tafte. It . ty « . of + ‘ has a mint, glafs-houfe, and other manus factures, and the country around it is very fertile: but the inhabitants, both priefts and people, are accounted extremely pro- fligate and licentious in their manners. Angelos is 62 miles SE. of Mexico. Lat. 19. 30. Né lon: 99. 22. W. : runs into the Pregel near Georgenburg. ANGERBURG, a diltri@, and a well- built town on a lake of the fame name in Pruffia, ANGERMANNIA,orANGERMANLAND; a province in Sweden, 24 miles lone, and 16 broad, having Jempterland on the W. and Medelpal on the S; with rocks, mountains, and foretts 3; rivers and lakes abounding with fith; and here are confiderable iron works. A } ANGERMUNDE, a town of Courland ; and a town of Berg, Wettphalia. ANGERN, iron works in Courland. ANGERO, a town of Principato Citra. ANGERS, a-large and populous city in the dept. of Maine and Loire; formerly capital of Anjou. It is feated near the confluence of the Sarte and Loire, and igs divided by the Maine into two parts; the weftern, extending into the plain, and the eaftern, which rifes on the acclivity of'a hill. It’s environs prefent a pleafing view of numerous country-houfes, upwards of a hundred wind-mills, well cultivated kit- ehen-gardens, and eminences that produce gooa white wines The inhabitants are computed at 28,000. Fhe manufa&ture on here; the produce of the flate- quarries at the extremity of the fuburb of Breffig- ny, forms likewife an important article of commerce. In Angers there is a fpacious {quare, and four beautiful public walks. It is 50 miles NE. of Nantz, and 176 SW. of Paris. Lat. 47. 30. N. lon. o. 35. W. Angerton, Cumber]. in Holme-Cultram, Angerton, Northumb. near Morpeth. ANCERVILLE, a town in the dept. of the Seine and Oife; and a town in the dept. of Lower Seine. ANGHIERA, a county, and a town of Milan, on the E. fide of the Lake Mag- 42. N. lon. 8. 40. E. ANGIHART, a village of Tufcany. _ANCLE, a town in the dept. of La Vendee; and atown in the dept. of Vienne. ANGLEN, or ANGELEN, a tra of country in Slefwick, from 16 to 20 miles ‘im length, and little lefs im breadth, lying between Flenfburg and Slefwick. It is Da i fubject, “s$

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