The Edinburgh Encyclopædia Conducted by David Brewster, with the Assistance of Gentlemen Eminent in Science and Literature, Volumen 18J. and E. Parker, 1832 |
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... United States , bounded on the east by New Hampshire ; on the south by Massachusetts ; on the west by a part of New York , and thence by Lake Champlain , and on the north by Lower Ca- nada , Having an outline along Connecticut ri- ver ...
... United States , bounded on the east by New Hampshire ; on the south by Massachusetts ; on the west by a part of New York , and thence by Lake Champlain , and on the north by Lower Ca- nada , Having an outline along Connecticut ri- ver ...
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UNITED STATES . 9310 To determine the exact surface contained within this extended perimeter , would demand a very te- dious and complex calculation , admitting every part of the outline to be fully defined , and the length exactly ...
UNITED STATES . 9310 To determine the exact surface contained within this extended perimeter , would demand a very te- dious and complex calculation , admitting every part of the outline to be fully defined , and the length exactly ...
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... United States and Russia , 54 ° in Vancouver's Sound appears to be tacitly the boundary agreed upon by the parties . Lyman's Diplomacy , vol . ii . p . 307 . I have given the name of South East Mountain to. It ought to be carefully ...
... United States and Russia , 54 ° in Vancouver's Sound appears to be tacitly the boundary agreed upon by the parties . Lyman's Diplomacy , vol . ii . p . 307 . I have given the name of South East Mountain to. It ought to be carefully ...
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... United States , is divided into two great sections by the tide vale of Hudson's river . This very remarkable natural water separation has induced many to consider the two mountain regions on each side , as distinct systems , but we ...
... United States , is divided into two great sections by the tide vale of Hudson's river . This very remarkable natural water separation has induced many to consider the two mountain regions on each side , as distinct systems , but we ...
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... United States , to the peninsula of Nova Scotia . Calling in the aid of comparative geography , to illustrate the particular features of the United States , and seeking another part of the earth most similar in respect to position ...
... United States , to the peninsula of Nova Scotia . Calling in the aid of comparative geography , to illustrate the particular features of the United States , and seeking another part of the earth most similar in respect to position ...
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Página 327 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source; and from its source directly North to the aforesaid Highlands, which divide the Rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
Página 339 - Delaware, December 7, 1787 ; Pennsylvania, December 12, 1787 ; New Jersey, December 18, 1787 ; Georgia, January 2, 1788; Connecticut, January 9, 1788; Massachusetts, February 6, 1788; Maryland, April 28, 1788 ; South Carolina, May 23, 1788 ; New...
Página 327 - ... from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz, that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Página 326 - The United States hereby cede to His Catholic Majesty, and renounce forever, all their rights, claims, and pretensions to the Territories lying West and South of the above described Line; and, in like manner, His Catholic Majesty cedes to the said United States, all his rights, claims, and pretensions to any Territories, East and North of the said Line, and, for himself, his heirs and successors, renounces all claim to the said Territories forever.
Página 329 - Mountains, shall, together with its harbours, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open, for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers: it being well understood, that this agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any claim, which either of the two high contracting parties may have to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect the...
Página 326 - Equator, to the middle of the river Apalachicola or Catahouche ; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River ; thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River ; and thence down along the middle of St. Mary's River to the Atlantic Ocean.
Página 325 - River; then, following the course of the Rio Roxo westward, to the degree of longitude 100 West from I/ondon, and 23 from Washington ; then, crossing the said Red River, and running thence, by a line due North, to the River Arkansas...
Página 387 - We have suffered more from this cause," he says, " than from every other cause of calamity: it has killed more men, pervaded and corrupted the choicest interests of our country more, and done more injustice than even the arms and artifices of our enemies...
Página 321 - The southern boundary of the United States, which divides their territory from the Spanish colonies of East and West Florida, shall be designated by a line beginning on the River Mississippi, at the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of latitude north of the equator, which from thence shall be drawn due east to the middle of the River Apalachicola, or Catahouche, thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint; thence straight to the head of St.
Página 339 - States ; if the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; to fix the standard of weights and measures...