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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    perplexed, that it is almoft impoffible to defcribe it: however, it is certain that every thing extraordinary is efteemed as a god, and they make offerings to it, accord- ingly. Thefe are fometimes a few boiled yams mixed with oi], which they lay before but the idol muft be contented with the blood, for they eat the ficth themfelves. They havea fort of fabbath every fifth day, which the great men obferve by kill- ing cows, fheep, and goats; and others arecontented with dogs, cats, and chickens; but whatever is then killed, is diftributed to the poor. The animals are th# fame here as in other parts. of Guinea, as well as the reftof the productions of this country. They have fome forts of manufactures, and are particularly {kilful in weaving and dying, their cloths being made of cotton, which grows here in great plenty; and they export many thoufand pieces every year to other places. The town is feated near the river, 37 miles N. W. of Coffo. Lon. 5. 4. E, lat. 7. 4o,.N. * BeNNING TON, a Village in Hertford- Thire, four miles S.E. of Stevenage, with one fair, on June 29, for pediar’s ware. BeNsHEIM, a town of Germany, in the Palatinate of the Rhine, and diccefe of Mentz, feated ona rivulet, ro miles N. E. of Worms, and eight S. of Darmftad. Lon. 8.45,.E. lat. 49. 43. N, _ Benruzim, a town -of Germany, in the circle of Weftphalia, and capital of a county of the fame name, fubjectro its ovan prince, feated on the river Vetcht, 32 miles N. W. of Munfter, and 37 W, of Ofpabrug. Lon. 7. 133. E. lat. 52. 23. N. * Bentruerm, a village if the Weit- Riding of Yorkfbire, and in the wapon- take of Stantleff, with a fair on July 24, for cartle. * Bentivecrio, a fmall town and caftlé of Italy, in the territory of Bologna ; ro miles N. E. of Bologna, 18 S, W. of Ferrara, Lon. a1. 94, Ey lat. 44.47. N. BENUELAG, aterritory of Angola, in Africa, whofe principal town is of the fame name, and under the dominion of the Portuguefe, The town is 300 miles N. of Cape Negro, and 420 8. of the ifland of Loando., Lon. 11.5. E. Jat. 11,0. 8. Ber, or Berne, a confiderable river of Germany, in Alfatia, which falls into the Rhine. t | Berar, a province of Afia, inthe domi- ions of the Great Mogul, near the king- dom of Bengal. It abounds in corn, rice, _ palfe, and poppies 5 from -which laft they extract opium, Sugar-canes grow here al- moft without cultivation. capital town. * BERAUM, a royal town of Bohemia, - and ¢apital of a circle of the fame name, rr miles W. of Prague. Lon, 14. 25. E. lat, 50.2. N. Firma, which falls into the N. fea, in 6. 30 degrees of fouth latitude. This is the only . river in the country ; it waters a great nume ber of cotton plantations, and thofe of a plant called oreliana, ufed in dying, * BeERCHTOLSGADEN, a town of Gere many, inthe afchbifhoprick of Saltzburg, which ferves all the neighbourhood with falt; feated on the river Aha, ro miles §. W.of Saltzburg. Lon. 13. 10, E, lat. 47. 30. N. * Berpoa, a town of Afia, in Perfia, andin the province of Grandga ; feated in a very fertile plain, 10 miles W. of the river Cour, and 62 S. of Grandga, Lon. 48. 0. E. lat 41. 6.N. * BeEREBERES, a people of Africa, who live in tents in the manner of the wild Arabs, in different parts of Barbary, par- ticularly to the S. of the kingdoms of Tunis | and Tripoly. Their principal riches con- — fift in cattle. Berenice, a fea-port town of Perel, at the bottom of the Red-Sea, now called Suez, which fee, Bere-Recis, a town of Dorfethhire, with a market on Wednefdays, but no tair, It is a fmall place, 12 miles, N. E. of Dor- chefter, and 123° S. W. of London. Lon. 2,25. W. lat, so. 40, N; Bere, aterritory of Germany, lying on a eaftern banks of the Rhine, in the cir- eof Weftphalia. It is full of woods and mountains. and the inhabitants are greatly addi&ted to trade. It belongs to the Ele€tor Palatine, and Duffeldorp is the capital town. '* BeERGAMASCO, a province of Italy, in the territory of Venice, bounded by the Breffan, the Valteline, and the Milanefe. It is extremely populous and fertile. The inhabitan's are very induftrious, and they have manufa¢tures -in Hard-ware and ta- peftry. They have cattle, marble, and ftones of which they make mill ftones, Their language is the moft corrupt of any in Italy, and Bergamo is the capital town. Bercamo, a large, populous, ftrong, and ancient town of Italy, in the territories of Venice, and capital of Bergamafco, with a ftrong citadel, and a bifhop's fee. The greateft part of the inhabitants have a fwell- ing in their throats, called brochocele, owing to the badnefs of the water. It is ag miles N, E. of Milan, and 37 W. of Cremona Shapour is the