File:The encyclopædia of geography- comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political (1841) (14582662638).jpg

Identifier: encyclopaediaofg01murr (find matches)
Title: The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political
Year: 1841 (1840s)
Authors: Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846 Wallace, William, 1768-1843 Bradford, T. G. (Thomas Gamaliel), 1802-1887
Subjects:
Publisher: Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
rivas 4.109 Argeitiere ... 2,707 003 Digue 3,055 Sisteron 3,920 115,943 Aix 23,132 Aries.. 6,834 932iFoix ,372 Per;)ignan.... OlolToiiloiise ,991 Carcassonne.. 665 Alhy .560 Montpelier. 247,151407265,327,339347,138,285,328,153,326,302, Marseilles. 311,095 Toulon 30,171 Draguignan .. 8,016 Grasse 233,048 Avignon 31,180 Orange 8,81)4 Carpentras . 185,079iAjaccio 7,658 Bastia 9,527 19,868 12,7169,756 FRANCK 545 Boor 1. Th^ following statistical table exhibits a comparative view of the state of culture and pro-duction in the different departments of France. The amounts of g-f^^^.^^tle and wool arefurnished by Chaptal. The wine is drawn from the report presented to the peers by the Duedc Dodeauville, and the forests from the memorial of the sub-admm.strator, M Herbur deH-ille The entire annual amount of land revenue is derived trom an estimate ot the aver-ac.e produce of the arpent in each department, founded upon the Cadastre or general surveyof the kingdom. It is furnished by Chaptal:—
Text Appearing After Image:
The We of France, now divided into ^Xl^XST^^^i<!S!^i^^^^^^toinint tiie capilal. It is not, stnctly ^Pi^f f4f ^terLcted by very numerous r.verSurf the 0,se,,tl,e Marne tire A--;»i^-„^, .^ J^S lud bLeatl tire s„rr.ce.ra ^rriirfiji;:urs:c:;iii:5iar:x^^^ Vol. I. 546 DESCRIPTIVE GEOGRAPHY Part III. Paris, the capital of France, has also made pretensions to he considered as the generalcapital of the civilized world. London can, in fact, alone dispute its claim, heinjr moreextensive, more wealthy, and the seat of a much more extended commerce; yet the centralsituation of Paris, the peculiar attractions rendering it the crowded resort of strangers, andits brilliant and polished society, especially under the old monarchy, gave to this eity a gayeraspect, and rendered it a more conspicuous object in the eyes of Europe. Paris is not onlyless populous than London, but in proportion to its population it covers less ground. It formson both banks of the Seine an ellipse of about four miles i

Note About Images