Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, a New Edition; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon, Volume 13Francis Lieber Lea & Blanchard, 1851 |
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... town of Italy , in the States of the Church , cap ital of a delegation , formerly capital of the Patrimonio ; thirty - four miles north- west of Rome ; lon . 12 ° 6 E .; lat . 42 ° 25 N .; population , 12,600 . This city is bishop's see ...
... town of Italy , in the States of the Church , cap ital of a delegation , formerly capital of the Patrimonio ; thirty - four miles north- west of Rome ; lon . 12 ° 6 E .; lat . 42 ° 25 N .; population , 12,600 . This city is bishop's see ...
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... town is Plauen . It contains some mountainous and woody districts , and in some parts is well adapted for pasturage and tillage . The most remarkable peculiarity is the pearl - fishery in the river Elster ( see Pearl ) , which is ...
... town is Plauen . It contains some mountainous and woody districts , and in some parts is well adapted for pasturage and tillage . The most remarkable peculiarity is the pearl - fishery in the river Elster ( see Pearl ) , which is ...
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... town of Tripergola , which once existed on the site of the Monte Nuovo , and the baths in its suburbs , which were much frequented . A large fissure approached the town with a tremendous noise , and began to dis- charge pumice - stones ...
... town of Tripergola , which once existed on the site of the Monte Nuovo , and the baths in its suburbs , which were much frequented . A large fissure approached the town with a tremendous noise , and began to dis- charge pumice - stones ...
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... towns and vil- lages , some having a population of between 3000 and 4000 inhabitants , arrived , at length , at the ... town , being alarmed for their safety , took up arms , and put a stop to further operations . In 1811 , the great ...
... towns and vil- lages , some having a population of between 3000 and 4000 inhabitants , arrived , at length , at the ... town , being alarmed for their safety , took up arms , and put a stop to further operations . In 1811 , the great ...
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... town of Tuscany , twen- ty - four miles south - west of Florence , with 5000 inhabitants . It is the see of a bish- op , and has a public seminary of educa- tion . The ancient Volaterra was one of the twelve principal cities of Etruria ...
... town of Tuscany , twen- ty - four miles south - west of Florence , with 5000 inhabitants . It is the see of a bish- op , and has a public seminary of educa- tion . The ancient Volaterra was one of the twelve principal cities of Etruria ...
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| Title | Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, a New Edition; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon, Volume 13 Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, a New Edition; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford |
| Editor | Francis Lieber |
| Contributors | Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake |
| Publisher | Lea & Blanchard, 1851 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 6 Oct 2010 |
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