A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific: Or, a Physical, Political, and Statistical Account of the World and Its Various Divisions, Volume 1

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A. Fullarton, 1850
 

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Contents

THE REPUBLIC OF CRACOW
135
PHYSICAL FEATURESSOILCLIMATEPRODUCTIONS Seas
145
INHABITANTSMANNERS AND CUSTOMS Danes 151 Germans
152
ESTABLISHMENTS FOR EDUCATIONLiterature Universities
156
THE FEROE ISLANDS Number and Extent 166 History 166
166
Industry 176 Fisheries 176 Education 177 Religion
180
RURAL INDUSTRYMINESMANUFACTURESCOMMERCE Rural
196
RELIGIONLANGUAGELITERATUREESTABLISHMENTS FOR EDU
204
SOUTHERN SWEDEN Gothenburg 213 Elfsberg 214 Skara
216
Name Boundaries and Extent
220
INHABITANTSMANNERS AND CUSTOMS Norwegians 229 Lap
232
TOPOGRAPHY Aggerhuus 237 Christiana 238 Christiansand
238
HISTORY Ancient Germany 244 Migration of the Northern Nations
248
PHYSICAL FEATURESMOUNTAINSFORESTSSEASRIVERS
281
SOILCLIMATEPRODUCTIONSAGRICULTUREMANUFACTURES
292
INHABITANTSNATIONAL CHARACTERRELIGION The Germans
301
THE GERMAN EMPIRE AND CONFEDERATION Empire 313 Con
320
THE PRUSSIAN STATES OF GERMANY
321
THE KINGDOM OF SAXONY History 334 Physical Features
336
THE KINGDOM OF HANOVER Boundaries 345 History 345
345
THE Kingdom of WIRTEMBERG History 358 Physical Fea
361
GRAND Duchy of BADEN Boundaries and Extent 365 History
367
THE GRAND DUCHY OF HESSENDARMSTADT Boundaries and
373
THE DUCHY OF SACHSENCOBOURGETGOTHA
376
THE DUCHY OF SACHSENMEININGENHildburghausen
377
THE DUCHY OF BRUNSWICK
378
THE GRAND DUCHY OF MECKLENBURGSCHWERIN History 379 Physical Features 380 Rivers 380 Soil Climate c 380 Popu
379
Chief Towns
381
THE GRAND DUCHY OF HOLSTEINOLDENBURG
382
THE DUCHY OF NASSAU
383
THE DUCHY OF ANHALTDESSAU
385
THE DUCHY OF ANHALTBernburg
386
AUSTRIA
397
Extent 398 General Divisions
398
HISTORY Ancient History of the Country till the year 982 401
401
Austria under the House of Bamberg till 1282 402 History of Austria under the House of HapsburgLorraine
408
GOVERNMENTADMINISTRATIONFINANCESMILITARY FORCE
413
NAVY Government 413 Administration 414 Finances 415 Military Force 416 Navy
418
RELIGIONEDUCATIONSTATE OF THE PRESS 418 Education 419 State of the Press
421
Manufactures 423 Monies 424 Weights and Measures
424
Steamboats
425
THE GERMAN STATES OF AUSTRIA I THE ARCHDUCHY OF AUS TRIA 426 Physical Features 426 Mountains 427 Rivers 427 Lakes 428 Clima...
428
Manufactures 429 Exports and Imports 429 Population 430
430
THE KINGDOM OF GALICIA History 458 Boundaries 458
458
THE HUNGARIAN STATES I THE KINGDOM OF HUNGARY
462
THE LOMBARDOVENETIAN KINGDOM Extent and Boundaries
501
Soil and Climate 491 Productions 491 Population c
491
PRUSSIA
515
Boundaries 515 Extent 515 Divisions and Area 510
532
PHYSICAL FEATURES CANALS AGRICULTURE MANUFACTURES
539
GERMAN STATES OF PRUSSIA I THE PROVINCE OF BRADEnburg
555
PRUSSIA PROPER AND POSEN I THE PROVINCE OF EASTERN
580
SWITZERLAND
587
HISTORY Early History 588 Struggle with Austria 590 The
593
The Canton of ZuRICH Physical Features 607 Climate Soil
608
THE Canton of GLARUS
612
THE CANTON OF FRIBURG
613
THE CANTON OF BASLE Physical Features 614 Climate and Productions 614 Population and Government 614 Chief City and Towns 614 CHAP X...
614
THE CANTON OF APPENZEL Physical Features 615 Inhabitants and Government 615 Chief Towns
615
The Canton of Aargau
616
THE CANTON DE VAUD
617
THE CANTON OF NEUFCHATEL Government 618 Chief Towns
618
THE CANTON OF GENEVA History 619 Physical Features 620 Population 620 Religion 620 Government 621 Commerce
622
City of Geneva
623

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TitleA System of Geography, Popular and Scientific: Or, a Physical, Political, and Statistical Account of the World and Its Various Divisions, Volume 1
A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific: Or, a Physical, Political, and Statistical Account of the World and Its Various Divisions, James Bell
AuthorJames Bell
PublisherA. Fullarton, 1850
Original fromPrinceton University
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