Geography Made Easy: Being an Abridgement of the American Universal Geography. To which are Prefixed Elements of Geography...Thomas & Andrews. Sold at their bookstore, no. 45, Newbury-street, and by West and Richardson, no. 75, Cornhill; by S. Wood and sons, New-York, M. Carey, Philadelphia; and by the principal booksellers in the United States... Ezra Lincoln, printer, 1818 - 364 páginas |
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... Island of Cape Breton New - Brunswick 76 77 77 80 82 83 Nova Scotia 84 Island of St. John's 86 Newfoundland Island 86 The Bermudas or Sommers ' Islands 87 The United States 88 District of Maine 115 New - Hampshire 118 Vermont ...
... Island of Cape Breton New - Brunswick 76 77 77 80 82 83 Nova Scotia 84 Island of St. John's 86 Newfoundland Island 86 The Bermudas or Sommers ' Islands 87 The United States 88 District of Maine 115 New - Hampshire 118 Vermont ...
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... Islands 239 WEST - INDIES 241 The Bahama Isles , 242 The Antilles 243 The Virgin Isles The Caribbees . EUROPE ... Islands 307 Turkey 309 Islands belonging to the Turkish Empire 312 1 ASIA Turkey Page 315 317 Asiatic Russia . 322 CONTENTS .
... Islands 239 WEST - INDIES 241 The Bahama Isles , 242 The Antilles 243 The Virgin Isles The Caribbees . EUROPE ... Islands 307 Turkey 309 Islands belonging to the Turkish Empire 312 1 ASIA Turkey Page 315 317 Asiatic Russia . 322 CONTENTS .
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... Islands AFRICA Egypt Nubia , Dar - Foor 337 338 340 342 344 Abyssinia , and the Eastern Coast Southern and Western Coasts . States of Barbary 345 346 347 Morocco 347 Algiers Tunis Tripoli Barca 349 350 351 352 African Islands 353 Islands ...
... Islands AFRICA Egypt Nubia , Dar - Foor 337 338 340 342 344 Abyssinia , and the Eastern Coast Southern and Western Coasts . States of Barbary 345 346 347 Morocco 347 Algiers Tunis Tripoli Barca 349 350 351 352 African Islands 353 Islands ...
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... Island Sound , Chesapeak Bay , the Gulf of Mexico . A narrow communication between a sea or bay , and the ocean , or between two seas or lakes , is a STRAIT , MOUTH , ENTRANCE , or INLET . A great body of fresh water , surrounded by ...
... Island Sound , Chesapeak Bay , the Gulf of Mexico . A narrow communication between a sea or bay , and the ocean , or between two seas or lakes , is a STRAIT , MOUTH , ENTRANCE , or INLET . A great body of fresh water , surrounded by ...
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... island on which he first landed he called St. Salvador , one of that large cluster , known by the name of the Lucaya or Bahama Isles . He afterwards touched at several of the islands in the same cluster . In steering southward , he ...
... island on which he first landed he called St. Salvador , one of that large cluster , known by the name of the Lucaya or Bahama Isles . He afterwards touched at several of the islands in the same cluster . In steering southward , he ...
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America ancient Arctic ocean Asia Atlantic ocean banks Boston Boundaries bounded north breadth British broad called canal Cape capital Caspian sea celebrated Chief Towns Christian circle climate coast commerce Connecticut Connecticut river contains corn cotton creek divided Divisions and Population Dutch earth east eastern empire Europe exports extent falls feet fertile French fruits globe Great-Britain Greenland gulf Gulf of Mexico Gulf of St harbor houses Illinois territory Indians iron island ISLES king kingdom lake land latitude leagues length lies longitude Lower Canada manufactures meridian Mexico miles long Missisippi mountains mouth navigable New-York north latitude northern number of inhabitants Pacific ocean planets principal produce provinces religion ridge rises river rock Roman Russia salt ships side situated Soil and Productions South-America southern Spain springs square miles strait territory tion trade trees United western wheat wood
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Página 312 - But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
Página 184 - This scene is worth a voyage across the Atlantic. Yet here, as in the neighborhood of the Natural Bridge, are people who have passed their lives within half a dozen miles, and have never been to survey these monuments of a war between rivers and mountains, which must have shaken the earth itself to its centre.
Página 183 - This current is strongest in dry frosty weather, and in long spells of rain weakest. Regular inspirations and expirations of air, by caverns and fissures, have been probably enough accounted for, by supposing them combined with intermitting fountains; as they must of course inhale air while their reservoirs are emptying themselves, and again emit it while they are filling.
Página 98 - Sir Peter Parker, and a body of troops under the Generals Clinton and Cornwallis, attempted to take Charleston, the capital of South Carolina. The ships made a violent attack upon the fort on Sullivan's Island, but were repulsed with great loss, and the expedition was abandoned. In July, Congress published their declaration of Independence, which forever separated America from Great Britain.
Página 24 - ... shortest night. If we bring the beginning of Capricorn to the meridian, and proceed in all respects as before, we shall have, the length of the longest night and shortest day. ' Thus, in the Great Mogul's dominions, the longest day is 14.
Página 101 - Sullivan, with a large body of troops attempted to take possession of Rhode- Island, but did not succeed. Soon after, the stores and shipping, at Bedford in Massachusetts, were burnt by a party of British troops. The same year, Savannah, the capital of Georgia, was taken by the British, under the command of colonel Campbell.
Página 165 - Large level bottoms, or natural meadows, from 20 to 50 miles in circuit, are every-where found bordering the rivers and variegating the country in the interior parts. These afford as rich a soil as can be imagined, and may be reduced to proper cultivation with very little labor.
Página 91 - Certainly no part of the judicial power of the country was conferred on them; because the Constitution expressly vests it "in one Supreme Court and such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish," and it is not pretended that the commission was a court ordained and established by Congress.
Página 53 - He died with a composure of mind suitable to the magnanimity which distinguished his character, and with sentiments of piety becoming that supreme respect for religion which he manifested in every occurrence of his life.
Página 95 - Here was spilled the first blood in the war which severed America from the British empire. Lexington opened the first scene of the great drama, which, in its progress, exhibited the most illustrious characters and events, and closed with a revolution, equally glorious...