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
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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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    a ZU T againtt the citizens, were difcoveredjand put to death. In confequence of|this the nobles in the neighbourhood took up arms, and Zurich, for proteGtion, fofne an alliance with Lucern, Uri, Schvgit and Underwalden, and was admitkd a member of their confederacy in B51. ‘The four cantons yielded the premi- nence to Zurich, a privilege it ftill epoys, being the firft canton in rank, a tory and power, next to that of This canton abounds in corn, wingand - excellent pafture; but as there is | fufficient fupply of corn for interior on- f{umption, the deficiency is chiefly up- plied from Suabia. There is alfo azra- nary maintained at the public expice, where, in feafons of {carcity, corn igold confiderably cheaper than at the macet- price. In 1784, it contained 17572 inhabitants, including thofe in the cattal, The people are divided into thieen tribes; and the legiflative authory is vefted in a council of 200, or ratlr of 212 members drawn from thefe toes. This council comprifes the fenate, clit- tle council (compofed of 50 memérs) which has a jurifdi€tion in all civand criminal caufes. ZURICH, a lake of Swifferland, ithe canton of the fame name, near 10 leves in length and one in breadth. It is’ an oblong form, and the borders are ftded adjacent country is finely cultivateand well peopled; and the S. part of thake appears bounded by the ftupendoutigh mountains of Schweitz and Glarusthe fcenery is picturefque, lively, and rer- fified. ZURITA, a town of New Caftile ZUTPHEN, 2 confiderable town the the fame name. It was taken | the French, in: 1672, under Philip, de of a Ages be Orleatis, only brother of Louis XIV. and abandoned by them in 1674, after having previoufly deflroyed the fortifications. It Berkel and Yffel, 9 miles S. by E. of De- venter, and 55 E. by S. of Amfterdam, Lat. 52. 10. N. lon. 6, 22. E. ZUTPHEN, a county of the United Provinces; feparated by the Vfel from Guelderland. Otho I. of Naffau, acquired this country in the 11th century, by mar- rying the heirefs of Gerlach, Count of Zutphen ; fince which time it has ever been annexed to Guelderland, ; ZUYDER-ZEE, a gicat bay of the Ger- man Ocean, which extends from §S, to N. in the United Provinces, between Frie{. land, Overyife], Guelderland, and North Holland. It is fo called from its fitua- tion teward the S, J -LZewallock, of Swallock, Cornwall, SW. of Camelford. ZWAMMERDAM, a town of Holland, on the Rhine, 10 miles ESE. of Leyden.., 5 per Saxony, feated on the river Mul- daw, , ZWINGENBURG, a town of Heffe- Darmftadt, circle of Upper Rhine, 20 miles N. of Manheim. yeh ZWOLL, a town of the United Pro- vinces, in Overyffel, and in the diftri&t of Zallant, It is large and rich, anda canal begins near this place, which extends to Auguftine convent, in which Thomas 3 Kempis, otherwife called Hamerken, liv. ed 71 years, and died in 1471, at the age of 91, It was formerly an imperial and Hanfeatic town, and is feated on the river Aa, between the VY ffel and the Vecht, 15 miles N. of Deventer. Boinia. RY _ZYTOMIERK, a town of Volhinia, 773 miles NNW, of Kiof. ee bY we 1 \ - : we le a £ - oe P > - =r ye, ae = ee Pas eee co = pets STE