The general gazetteer, or, compendious geographical dictionary. Containing a description of all the empires, kingdoms, ... and promontories in the known world; together with the government, policy, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; ... Embellished with nine maps / by R. Brookes.

  • Richard Brookes
Date:
1773
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Credit: The general gazetteer, or, compendious geographical dictionary. Containing a description of all the empires, kingdoms, ... and promontories in the known world; together with the government, policy, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; ... Embellished with nine maps / by R. Brookes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ADI names, for the firtt man is not called Adam by them. * Apawna, an ancient, handfome, and agreeable town ot Natolia, feated under the moft charming climate in the world, with a bifhop’s fee. It is feated on the river Choquen, 25 miles N. E. of Tarfus. when, 85. 2. 6, iat. 30. 10. N; Abpa, ariver of Swiffe:land and Italy, which rifes in mount Braulio, in the coun- try of the Grifoas, and paffing thro’ the Valteline, runs thro”? the lake Como and the Milanefe, falling into the Po near Cre- mona. AbDEA, a province of Anian, on the Eaft coaft of Africa, See Apex. Ape, or Anga, a Kingdom of Africa, called alfo Zeila, from its capital town. It lies on the S. coaft of the ftrait of Ba- belmande]l.. It feldom rains here, and yet the couvatry is fruitful, being well wa- tered with rivers, It abounds with wheat, millet, frankincenfe, and pepper; and the tails of their fheep weigh 25lb, each. The inhabitants are Weaiomiccsie. ADELFoRS, a gold mine in the parifh of Altheda, and in the diftrict of Jonkioping, in the province of Smaland, in Sweden. It was firft difcovered in the year 1738; and there are ducats coined with its gold. AveEN, formerly a rich and confiderable town of Arabia the Happy, in Afia. It is feated by the fea-fide; bur has been ruined and abandoned for fome years, Lon. 46. 36. EB. Tat. 12. 50. N. ADENBURG, Or ALDENBURG, @ town of Weltphalia, and duchy of Berg, fubje& to the elector Palatine. It is r2 miles N, E. of Cologne, and 17 W. of Bonn. Lon, 6. 46. E. lat. 51.2. N. ADERBIGAN, a province cf Perfia ; bounded on the N. by Armenia Proper ; on the S. by Irac-Agemi; on the E. by Ghilan ; and on the W. by Curdiftan, The principle town is Tauris. Lon. from 43. to 51. E. lat. 36. to 39. N. ApDERNO, a fmall place in the Val di Demona in the kingdom of Sicily. Lon. 25230, EL dat.-75. ¢. NV. Apjazzo, a hancfome town and caftle of Corfica, in the Mediterranean fea, with a bifhop’s fee, and a good harbour, It is populous, and the foil is fertile in wine, It is 27 miles §. W. of Corte. Lon. g. we. ©. lat. 40. $4... Avice, ariver of Italy, which has its fource to the S. of the Jake Glace, among the Alps, and runs S, by Trent, and then E. by Verona, in the territory of Venice, falling into the gulph of Venice, N, of the mouth of the Po, AD Z ADIRBEITSAN, a province of Perfiay. in Afia, and part of the ancient Media. It is bounded on the N. by the province of Shirvan; on the S. by Irac-Agemi and Curdifian ; on the E. by Ghilan and the Cafpian fea; and on the W. by Turcoma- nia. Apvorpy Frepricx’s ScHacntT, a filver mine in Sweden, which from 1742 to 1747, produced a great quantity of fil- ver. Avon, a populous village, in the pro- vince of Stuhl- Weilienburg, belonging to Hungary. It lies in a fruitful country, near the river Danube. Lon. 19. 25. E. lat. 47. 30. N. Apour, a river of France, which arifes in the mountains of Bigorre, and running N. by Tarbes, thro” Gafcony, afterwards turns E, and paffing by Dax, falls into the bay of Bifcay below Bayonne. Apra, a fea port town of Granada, in Spain, 37 miles S. E, of Granada, and 12, S. W. of Almeria, Lon, 4. 2. E, late 36.42. N. Apria, atown of Italy, which gives name to the Adriatic fea. At prefent itis very inconfiderable, though it has a bifhop’s fee. It lies in the territory of Venice, 27 miles S, W. of Venice. Lone £3, 15> Es lat. By. 5. ADRIANO A SIERRA, OF mountain of Adriana, in Guipuzcoa, a fubdivifion of the province of Bifcay, in Spain. There is a road over it to Alaba and old Caftile, which is very difficult: at its beginning there is a dark path of 49 or §0 paces cut through a rock; after which is the moun. tain that muft be paffed over, whichis one of the higheft of the Pyrennees, Thefs - mountains are little frequented ; and there are no inhabitants, except a few fhepherds who live in cottages, ApDRIANOPLE, a celebrated town of Turkey in Europe, and in Romania, wiih an archbifhop’s fee. It is feated on a fine plain, on the river Marazi, 115 miles N. W. of Conftantinople, the Grand Sig- nior often vifits this place, It is eight miles in circumference, but the ftreets are narrow and crocked. Lon. 26. 274 E. lat. qt. 45. N. A®ULA, a mountain of Navarre, in Spain, lying between Pamplona and St. Jean de Pié de Port. ADZEL, a poor place in the cohol go- vernment of Riga, belonging to Rufha. Long. 38.5. E. lat. 56. go. 8 Apzenora, afmall town of Valencia, in Spain, {cated of the mountains Pegna | Golofa,