of Calais. It is feated on the river Lis, 22 miles S. of Dun-libre, and communicates with St. Omer by a canal from the river Aa. Lat. 30. 42. N. lon. 2. 29. E. Aire, a river in Yorkshire, which runs into the Oufe a little above Hoke. Aiflaby, Durham, near Stockton. Aiflaby, Yorkf. in the parish of Whitby.

AISNE, a dept. of France. It takes it's name from a river, which runs by Soiffons, and falls into the Oife near Compeigne.

Aix, a handfome and ancient city in the dept. of the Mouths of the Rhone, adorned with feveral fine fquares and fountains. It's hot baths have been celebrated fince the days of the Romans, who Art founded it. In the neighbourhood is produced excellent wine, but the principal trade is in oil: here are alfo fome ftuff-manufacturers. It is 17 miles E. of Montpelier. Lat. 43. 32. N. lon. 5.

31. E.

Arx, a final ifland on the coaft of France, between the Ifle of Oleron and the Continent. It is 12 miles NW. of Rochefort. Lat. 46. 45. N. lon. I. 5. W. The English made a defcent on it in 1758, and demolished the fort.

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Arx, an ancient town of the dept. of Mont Blanc, on the lake of Bourget. mineral waters much frequented. It is 8 miles N. of Chamberry. Lat. 45. 40. N. lon. 6. 10. E. AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, a large and handfome town of Weltphalia. There are hot baths in it, and fome mines near it. The caftle ftands upon a hill, from which it is faid that 60 cities or towns, the fea, and even England can be feen on a clear day. It is 17 miles N. of Limburgh, 22 NE. of Liege, and 40 W. of Cologn. 50. 48. N. lon. 6. 3. E. AKA. See ROCHE.

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AKALZIKE, a town and castle of Georgia, in Afiatic Turkey. Lat. 41. 55. N. lon. 44. 55. E.

AKAM, a tract of S. Guinea.

Akcham, with it's Grange, near York. Akelington, Northumb. between Morpeth and the coaft. Akely. Bucks. Aken, Nottingh. Akenham, Suff. near Ipfwich. AKERMAN, an old town of European Turkey, at the efflux of the Dneifter into the Black Sea.

Aketon, Yorks. near Pontefra&t. AKISSAT, a town of Natolia in Afiatic Turkey, feared on an extenfive fertile plain, producing corn and cotton. It has about 5000 inhabitants, chiefly Mahome-. tans, and is watered by the river Hermus. Lat. 38, 48. N. lon. 28. 30. E.

Akley, Notting. near Bawtree. Akring, Notting. near Sherwood Forest.

ALABA, a fertile diftrict of Biscay. It produces good wine and fruits, and has fine iron mines.

ALABANDA, a decayed town of Caria, in Afiatic Turkey. In the Roman divifion of the country, this city was made the head of a jurisdiction, and the judicial conventus was held in it; there ftill remain fome magnificent ruins of it's former fplendor.

ALACARNES, islands of New Spain, fo called from the number of fcorpions found there.

ALADULIA, a province of Afia-Minor. ALAFOENS, a diftrict of Beira. ALAGOA, a town of St. Michael, one of the Azores Iflands.

ALAGON, a fmall town of Arragon. ALAINS, a most barbarous people from the North, who in the fourth and fifth century, joining themfelves to the Goths and Vandals, carried terror and defolation wherever they went, and overfpread a great part of the fouth of Europe, and the north of France.

ALAJOR, a district of Minorca.

ALAIS, a town in the dept. of Gard, near a beautiful plain or meadow at the foot of the Cevennes. It contains 10,000 inhabitants, and the annual export of raw filk from it, is 1,200,000 lbs. From the foot of one of the adjacent mountains, iffues a hot medicinal fpring, and many openings in the rocks fhew that mines have been wrought here. It is 350 miles E. of Paris, and 37 N. of Montpelier. Lat. 44. 8. N. lon. 4. 10. E.

ALALCOME NOE, an ancient city of Boeotia; by this name alfo Ulyffes called Ithaca. Alall, Lanc. near Ormskirk. Alan, or Camel, a river of Cornwall, which runs into George's Channel at Padftow.

ALANBY, Cumb. an agreeable watering place, much reforted to in the bathing featon. They are extensive here in the herring fithery, and there is good anchorage in the bay. It is about 20 miles N. of Whitehaven and S, of Carlisle.

ALAND, a cluster of Swedish iflands, at the entrance of the Gulf of Bothnia, in the Baltic Sea. The principal island which gives name to the reft, is about 40 miles long, and from 12 to 16 broad. It contains 15 villages, 9000 inhabitants, and lies 75 miles E. of Stockholm.

ALANDRA, a finall town of Eltremadura, on the Tagus, 15 miles from Litbon. ALANDROAL, a inall place in Alané tejo.

ALANQUAR.

ALANQUAR. SEE ALENQUER. ALANTA, a small city of Wallachia. ALAPAEWSHOI-SAWOD, an iron-forge in the Catherinburg divifion of Siberia. ALARCON, a finall town of New Caf

tile.

ALATAMAHA, pronour.ced Ottamahaw, a large river of N. America, rifing in the Allegany mountains, and discharging itself into the Atlantic on the S. of Georgia, about 60 miles SW. of the river Savannah.

ALATRI, a town on a hill in the Campagna di Roma, 40 miles SE. of Rome. ALATYR, ALATYRSKOI, a diftrict and town of Cafan in Afiatic Ruffia,

ALAVA. See ALABA.

ALAUTA, a river of European Turkey.
Alaxton, and Alba, Leicef,

ALBA, a small town of Montferrat, in Italy, pleasantly fituated on the river Tanaro, zo miles SE. of Turin. In antiquity, it was a principal city of Old Liguria. Lat. 44. 46. N. lon. 8. 5. E.

ALBA JULIA, a district and town with an university of Tranfylvania.

Alba, Pembroke. Albanbury, Yorkf, Albania, Albany, Albin, or Braedalbane, a country of Perthshire.

ALBANIA, or ARNAUT LAROS, a province of European Turkey, comprehending the ancient Greek Illyricum and Epirus. It produces flax, cotton, wax, honey, excellent wine and falt, which is dug out of the mountains. The inhabitants make tapestry, which they export with their other commodities; they are very ingenious in conftructing aqueducts, and afcertaining heights and diftances, without the ufe of mathematical inftruments. Lat. from 39. 0. to 43. 30. N. lon. from 18. o, to 23. o. E.

ALBANIA, a region of Alia, on the E. of the Cafpian Sea.

ALBANO, a town on a lake of the fame name, in the Campagna di Roma, celebrated by Horace for it's excellent wine, a virtue which it has not yet loft. It is 15 miles SE. of Rome, and much reforted to in fummer. Lat. 41. 43. N. lon, 12. 50. E.

ALBANO, a pleasant town of Naples. ALBANOPOLIS, a town of European Turkey.

Alban's, St. a town of Herefordshire, which arofe from the ruins of the ancient Verulam. It is feated on the river Coln, 21 iniles N. by W. of London,

Alban's, St. Dorf. on the coaft, S. of Swannage Bay, a noted fea-mark. Alban's St. Kent, near Canterbury.

ALBANY, a river, and an English for

trefs, on the SW. of Hudfon's Bay. Lat. 52. 20. N. lon. 81. 20. W.

ALBANY, a city in the State of New York, fituated on the W. fide of Hudfon's River. It contains 600 houses, and 4000 inhabitants, many of whom are the defcendants of the firit colonists, the Dutch; but, adventurers from various parts are led here, by the advantages for trade, which the place affords, it being fituated on one of the finest rivers in the world, and the ftore houfe of the trade to and from Canada and the Lakes. It is 160 miles N. of the city of New York. Lat. 42. 36. N. lon. 75. 20. W.

ALBANY, or BRAEDALBANE, a dif trict of Scotland, in the fhire of Perth. ALBARGARIA, a poor town of Alan

tejo.

ALBARGARIA DE PANELA, a district of Portugal, in the province Entre Minhoe-Douro.

ALBARRACIN, a city of Arragon, in Spain, which contains about 5000 in. habitants.

ALBARRAZIN, a city of Arragon, on a craggy hill, by the Guadalquivir, 100 miles E. of Madrid. The finest wool is had here. Lat. 40. 30. N. lon, 1. 16. W. ALBAZETE, a small town of New Cal

tile.

ALBAZIN, a town of Great Tartary, on the road from Mofcow to Pekin. ALBEGNE, a fmall town in the dept. of Lot.

ALBEMARLE, or AUMALE, a town in the dept. of Lot; they manufacture ferges here, and other ftuffs. It is feated on the declivity of a hill, 35 miles NE. by N. of Rouen, and 70 NNW. of Paris. Lat. 49. 50. N. lon. 1. 30. E.

ALBEMARLE, a river and county of N. Carolina.

ALBEN, a mountain of Carniola, in Germany, where there are mines of quickfilver.

ALBENGA, a small city on the coaft of Genoa, and a little island or unfhapen rock oppofite thereto, called Iflota d'Àlbenga. The town is furrounded with olive trees, but the air is unwholfome. It is a fea-port, 37 miles SW. of Genoa, Lat. 44. 4. N. lon. 8. 3. E.

Alberbury, or Aberbury, Shropf. near the Severn, between Salop and Welshpool. A berton, Suffex, near Bramber. Alberton, Somerketf. miles from Axbridge. ALBI, a mall place in Naples. Albins, Effex, Dear Witham,

ALBION, the ancient name of Britain, from the Latin, album, white, on account of the chalky cliffs on it's fea-coafts.

ALBISOLA

ALBISOLA, a finall town of Genoa, where there is a porcelain manufacture. ALBOLODUY, afmall town of Granada. ALBONA, a small town of Istria, Venice. Albins, Effex, near Witham. Alborn, Suffex, near Bramber. Alborn, Wiltf. near Marlborough. Aldborough, Norf. near Reppis and Erpingham. Albrighton, near Stafford. Albrighton, Shropf. near Salop. ALBUQUERQUE, a town of Spanish Estremadura. It stands on an eminence, and carries on a confiderable trade in wool and woollen cloth. Lat. 38. 50. N. lon. 7.3. W.

ALBURG, or ALBOURG. See AAL

BURG.

Alburgh, Yorks. E. Riding, near the fea, S. of Mapleton. Alburgh, or Alberghe, Norfolk, near Bungay. Album, El fex, W. of Southminster. Albury, or Alderbury, Surry, 5 miles from Guildford; the river Wye runs through it. Albury, Hertf. near Putmore-Heath. Albury, Glouc. near Wickwar. Alby, Norf. 4 miles from Alefham.

ALBY, an ancient town in the dept. of Tarn. There are very beautiful walks in the environs of the town, and the adjacent country is very fertile, producing the various kinds of grain, excellent wines, flax, hemp, faffron, anifeed, coriander and woad; the fine pattures afford wool of a good quality, which is manufactured into ftockings, ratteens, fhalloons, coarfe woollens, &c. and the wax-candles made here are very fine. This town is 42 miles NE. of Touloufe, and 335 S. of Paris. Lat. 44. 15. N. lon. 2. 14, E. The Albigenfes, fo called from their making their firit appearance in this city, were a people who, fo early as the 11th century, difputed the authority of the pope; for this he excommunicated them: a very cruel perfecution was raifed against them by means of a crufade.

ALCACAR, a palace on one fide of Toledo, in New Caftile. It ftands on the top of a steep rock, and commands a profpect of the city, and of the river Tagus, unning at it's foot through the neighbouring fields.

Alcacere, or Alcazar do Sal, a town of Portuguefe Eftremadura, called alfo Salagia by the Romans, on account of, the falt produced here. The country around it is to barren it produces little but rufhes; thefe are carried to Lisbon, and worked into fine mats.

ALCACOVA, a citadel of Santarem. ALCALA-DE-GUADAIRA, a town of

8.ville.

ALCALA DE-LOS-GAZULES, an old

town of Seville, fituated on a mountain.

ALCALA DE HENAREZ, a town of New Caftile, anciently called Complutum, having been a confiderable Roman colony, is pleasantly fituated on the banks of the Henarez, over which there is a stately bridge. The univerfity is a handfome building; it was re-established, in 1494, by the Cardinal Francis Ximenes, at whole charges, and under whofe direction the firft Polyglot Bible was printed here. It is 15 miles ENE. of Madrid. Lat. 40. 26. N. lon. 3. 6. W.

ALCALA-DE-REAL, a town in Andalufia, in a mountainous country, which yet yields excellent fruits and wine. It is feated near the river Salado, 6 miles S. of Seville. Lat. 37. 38. N. lon. 5. 22. W.

ALCAMER, an ancient and handfome town of the United Provinces, in the environs of which they make the beft butter and cheese, and rear the moft highly vaued tulips in Holland. It is 17 miles N. by W. of Amfterdam. Lat. 52. 40. N. lon. 13. 52. E.

ALCAMO, a town of Sicily.

ALCANEDE, a town of Portuguese Eftremadura. Lat. 39. o. N. lon. 6. o. W. ALCANIZ, a town of Arragon, Spain. Alcannings, Wiltf. near the Devizes. ALCANTARA, a town of Spanish Eftremadura. It has a magnificent bridge over the Tajo, built by the emperor Trajan. It is 42 miles N. by W. of Seville. Lat. 39. 20. N. lon. 6. 7. W.

ALCANTARA, in Andalusia, Rands on an eminence; adjoining which there is a morals, over which the Romans built a bridge with a tower at each end.

ALCARAZ, a city of New Caftile; has a remarkably ancient aqueduct. It is fituated near the fource of the Guadalquiver, 135 miles SSE. of Madrid. Lat. 38. 28. N. lon. 2. 5. W.

ALCASSAR, a decayed city of Barbary.
Alcafton, Shropf, near Munflow.
ALCATIL, a populous city of Hindoo-

ftan.

ALCAUDETE, afmall town of Andalufia. ALCAZAR, a town of New Caftile. ALCAZAR-DE-SAL. See ALCACERE ALCAZAR-QUIVER, a rich and populous town of Fez.

Alcazar-Leguer, a town of Fez, on the coaft of the Straits of Gibraltar.

ALCAZZAVA, a cattle of Malaga. ALCESTER. See AULCESTER. Alchefter, Oxfordi. a little to the SW. of Bicefter.

Alchurch, Worcestershire.

ALCINO, Mr. a finall town of Tufcany, fituated on a mountain. In this

neighbourhood is produced the moft exquifite wine in Italy, called Mufcatello di Mont Alcino; but the inhabitants are not allowed to fell a fingle pipe of it, till the great-duke has first ordered what number he judges proper for his own ufe.

ALCMAER, an ancient and handfome town of Holland. They make great quantities of cheese and butter here, by which the town is enriched. In 1637 there was a public auction here of 120 tulips, which, all together, fold for 90,000 guilders; a fingle one of them, named the Viceroy, fold for 4203 guilders; and not only the name and price, but the weight of these flowers are particularly fet down in the city regifters. The paffion of giving enormous prices for flowers and flower-roots, by which many were ruined, was come to fo great a height, that the ftates interfered, and put a stop to it, by fevere penal

ALCOSSIR, a feaport on the Red Sea. Alcot, Devonf. near Barnftaple. ALCOVENDAS, a final town of Old Caftile. ALCOUTIM, of Algarve, on the borders of Alantejo. ALCOY, a town of Valencia, near an iron mine.

ALCUDIA, a town in Majorca, of about rooo houses, fituated between two large harbours. Lat. 39. 50. N. lon. 3. 0. Ē. ALCYONE, a town of Theffaly, and a lake in the Morea.

ALDAN, a river of Afiatic Ruffia. ALDBOROUGH, near the tiver Ald, a fea-port in Suffolk. The town was formerly much larger; but the fea has fwallowed up whole ftreets. It is pleafantly feated in the valley of Slaughden, 3 miles from Orford, 40 miles E. of Bury, and 94 NE. of London. Lat. 52. 16. N. lon. 1. 42. E.

ALDBOROUGH, or OLDBOROUGH, a town in the W. Riding of Yorks, on the Oufe, was the Ifurium Brigantium of the Romans, though not fo much as the ruins are now to be feen, except fome remains of walls, pavements, and baths. It is 3 miles from Rippon, 15 miles NW. of York, and 205 N. by W. of London. Lat. 4. 8. N. lon. 1. 10. W.

Aldborough, or Aikborough, Lincolnf. near Winterton-Cliff. Aldbourne, Wilts.

Aldburgh, Yorkf. E. Riding, on the feacoaft. Aldbury, Hertf. near Berkhamstead. Aldbury, Hertf. between Buntingford and Bishop's Stortford. Aldby, in the parish of Dacre, ncar Penrith. Alby, Norfolk, on the borders of Suffolk. Aldby, Yorks. E. Riding, on the river Derwent, 4 miles N. of Stanford Bridge.

ALDEA GALLEGA, and ALDEA GALLEGA DE MERCIANA, towns in Portuguefe Estremadura.

ALDENBURG. See ALTENBURG. Aldenham, Hertf. 2 miles from Wat ford, and 5 from St. Albans. Aldenham, or Awdenham, Shropf. near Bridgenorth. Alder, a river in Suffex, which runs by Shoreham into the fea. Alderbury, Wilt. 2 miles from Salisbury, on a healthy hill, near the Avon. A manufacture of cottons and fuftians is carried on here. By a fire in 1777, 200 houses were destroyed. Alderford, Norf. near Sparham.

Alderholm, a pleafant ifle of Sweden, in Nordland. A confiderable trade is carried on here in plauks and deals.

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Alderholt, Dorfetf. near Corfecaftle. Alderkirk, Linc. near Kirton. Alderley, Gloucef. near Wotton-Underedge. fome of the hills here are found foffils, apparently petrifactions of marine thell. Alderly-hall, Chefh. near Macclesfield. Alderley, Staff. near Seifdon. Aldermarfton, Berkf. a pretty neat village, beautifully fituated on an eminence that overlooks the river Kennet. It is 3 miles from Silchefter, the Roman ftation, 3 from Baghurft, and 8 from Reading. Aldermerfton, and Alderminster, Worc.

ALDERNEY, a pleatant and fruitful island, about 8 miles in compass, 2 leagues from Cape la Hogue, and about 30 from the nearest part of England, which holds poffeffion of it. On the S. there is a harbour, called Crabb's, which only admits finall veffels, and in the centre the town of Alderney confifts at least of 200 houses, and Icoo inhabitants. This ifland is feparated from France by a ftrait, called the Race of Alderney, which is rendered a dangerous paffage, by a ledge of rocks, called the Cafkets. Here the fon of Henry I. was caft away and drowned on his pal fage to France, and here, in 1744, the Victory Man of War was loft.

Al

Alderney, Glouc. See Alderley. derfey, Chef. near the Dee. Aldershot, Hampf. near Farnham. Alderton, Glouc. near Tewksbury. Alderton, or Aldrington, Wiltf. near Chippenham. Alderton, Shropf. between Salop and Ofwettry. Al derton, Suff. near Deben river, 6 miles from Woodbridge. Alderwas, or Aire

quas,