The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 13. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1857 |
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... considerable fertility , producing grain sufficient for the wants of the people , as well as potatoes , hemp , flax , and buckwheat . It is rich in minerals , particularly iron , which is worked to a considerable extent . The woods are ...
... considerable fertility , producing grain sufficient for the wants of the people , as well as potatoes , hemp , flax , and buckwheat . It is rich in minerals , particularly iron , which is worked to a considerable extent . The woods are ...
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... considerable power and conse- quence , and their alliance was much sought after by the Mogul emperors of Hindustan . The country is described as having been much more populous in ancient times . The rajahs of Jeypoor and Joudpoor were ...
... considerable power and conse- quence , and their alliance was much sought after by the Mogul emperors of Hindustan . The country is described as having been much more populous in ancient times . The rajahs of Jeypoor and Joudpoor were ...
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... considerable variety . There are in all three harbours , namely , Port English on the S.E. side , Port Juan on the W. , and Cumberland Bay on the N.E. Of these the last is the safest and the only convenient one , having , it is said ...
... considerable variety . There are in all three harbours , namely , Port English on the S.E. side , Port Juan on the W. , and Cumberland Bay on the N.E. Of these the last is the safest and the only convenient one , having , it is said ...
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... considerable streams , among which may be enumerated the Chumbul , the Sind , the Betwa , and the Cane . Jacquemont styles the Jumna in the lower part of its course , an enormous river ; in the rainy season , it is in some places a mile ...
... considerable streams , among which may be enumerated the Chumbul , the Sind , the Betwa , and the Cane . Jacquemont styles the Jumna in the lower part of its course , an enormous river ; in the rainy season , it is in some places a mile ...
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... considerable extent is level , while the middle districts form a series of table - lands . The climate is variable according to the contour of the coun- try . In the higher regions it is cold and tempestuous in the winter , and humid ...
... considerable extent is level , while the middle districts form a series of table - lands . The climate is variable according to the contour of the coun- try . In the higher regions it is cold and tempestuous in the winter , and humid ...
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