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

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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$a a a ih BE lee se * Vorrorez, a town of France, in Au-} * Upnorztanp, a village in Lincoln thire vergne, and in the election of Clermont, | with one fair, on July 15, for horfes, horn” with the title of a county. ed cattled, and toys. * VoLo, an ancient town of Turky, in UrLawpn, a province of Sweden, which Afia, in the province of Jaona, with a | isa fort of a peninfula; bounded on the W. {trong citadel anda fort. It was taken by | by Weftmania and Gaftricia ;‘on the N. E. the Venetians in 1655, who almoft ruined | by the Baltic. Sea; and on the S. by the it, but is now in fome meafure re-eftablifhed, | fea of Sudermania, or Sunderland, It. ts it is feated on a gulph of the fame name, | about 70 miles in length, and 45 in breadth, where there is a good harbour, 35 miles S.{ and is very poputous, and fertile in corn 5 E of Lariffa. Lon. 26. 43.E, lat. 39. 38.N.| and has mines of iron and lead. Stockholm Vorta, a river offAftica, in Guinea, | is the capital town. : which runs from N. to S. and falls into the * UpotTery, a village in’ Devonhiire, ocean, E. of Acra. with one fair, on Oober '24, fo r ieee eee ex A, an ancient and ip re fheep, and toys. « able town of Italy, in Tufcany, and in the UrPinGuam, a town of Rutlandhhire, territory of Pifa, with a bifhop’s fee. Itis furrounded with ftrong wails, contains fe- veral antiquities, is noted for its medicinal waters, and 1s feated ona mountain, 32 bniler 3! E. of Pifa, and 39S. W. of Floreace. Lon, 11.°O7ealat..43. 22. Ni VorTurnNo, a river of Italy, in the kingdom of Naples, which rifesinthe Appen-} Lon. 0. 45. W, lat. 52. 26. N. nine mountains, paffes by Hernia, in the Upsatr, a confiderable town of Sweden, fs a market on Wednefday, and two | county of Molife, then to Capua, in the Verra- in Upiand, with a famous univerfity, and fairs, on March 7, and July 7, for horfes, horned cattle, and coa:fe linen cloth. — Ie is feated on an eminence, and is a pretty compact well-built place, with a very good free-{chool, and an hofpi'al; 6 miles S. of Oakham, and go N. by W. of London. di- Lavoro,and falls into the gulph of Gaieta. | an archbifhop’s fee. The ftreets are long, VortTurara, a town of Italy, in the} and fo ftraight, that from the market- place kingdom, of Naples, and in the Capitanata, | the four gates of the town may be feen. It with a bifhop’s fee; feated at the foot of | has neither walls nor ramparts, but magni- the Appennines, 27 miles N. E. of Bene- ficent palaces.. In s702 there’ was a fire, vento, and 55 N. ok of Napies. Lon. 35. | which reduced ¢hree public buildings to 40. Blat, at. Jo. NS: afhes 3 namely, the ancient royal palace, Voorn, an ifland of the United Pro-} which is now level with the ground; the vince, in South Holland, between the| cathedral chprch, which had two handfome mosths of the river Maefe; Brill is the ca- | fteeples and clocks, now rebuilt,’ but the pital town. This ifland, with that of | | Reeples are. not fo high as sires) The Goeree and Overflackee, ae are near it, | other was the royal colleze of the univerfity, make the territory called Voornland, which | which makes much the fame appearance as was anciently part of Zealand. jit did before, The public‘library, which is * Voreppsz, a town of France, in Dau-\one of the handfomeft buildings of ‘thefe ‘phiny, and in the election of Grenoble. nor‘hern ‘countries, efcaped the flames, and * VoroTinsk, a town of the Ruffian contains above 60,000 volumes. The aiehrs empire, and capital of -a province of the | bith’ p is primate of the kingdom, and'con- fame name in Mofcovite Ruffia; feated on | fecrates the peak. in the cathedral church the river Occa, 100 miles S. W.of Moff. | it is feated on the river Sala, which divides cow. Lon.,.338.. 2/5, BE.) lat. 630-30. Ne | itim tworandds 27° miles N. W. of Stock- The province is bounded on the N. and E.|thoim, and 125 S.. W. of Abo. Lon rz. by the river Ugra, and the duchy of Rezan;| 15. E. lat. 69. 53. N.: on the S. by the country of the Coffacks; Urpron, 2 town of Worcefterhhire, with and on the W. by the duchy of Severia. a market on Thurfdays, and four fairs, on Vosczs, or Vauces, a large chain of | Thurfday after Midient, and om Thurfday mountains, covered with wood, which. fe-| in Whicfun-weck, for horfes, cattle, and parate Alface and the Franche Cointé from | fheep; and on July ro, on Thurfday be- Lorrain, reaching as far as the fore{t cf Ar- | fore September 21,-for horfes, fheep, and dennes. They give name to a province of] leather. It is feated on the river Severn, Lorrain, which is on the frontiers of Alface. | over which there is abridge, and is a well- Voutrena, See FonreEnoy.~ built place, faidto be of great account in * Upnaven, a village in Wilthhire, 10| the time of the Romans. Itis 11 miles S miles S. by W. of Marlborough, with 1 fair, | of Worcefter, and ror W. N, W. of Lon-’ on Odtober 18, for horfes, cows, and fheep.| don, «Lon. 2.15. W, lat. 52,6, N. : Pe eae UR ABA,$