The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 6. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1878 |
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... COCHIN , a feudatory state of Southern India , situated within the presidency of Fort St George or Madras , between 9 ° 48 ′ and 10 ° 50 ′ Ñ . lat .. and between 76 ° 5 ′ and 76 ° 58 ′ E. long . The state , which is of irregular СОВ ...
... COCHIN , a feudatory state of Southern India , situated within the presidency of Fort St George or Madras , between 9 ° 48 ′ and 10 ° 50 ′ Ñ . lat .. and between 76 ° 5 ′ and 76 ° 58 ′ E. long . The state , which is of irregular СОВ ...
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... Cochin contains a total area of 1361 square miles , and a population , according to a census taken in 1875 , of 598,353 souls , dwelling in 118,196 houses . The state is divided into seven táluks , or sub - districts , viz . , Cochin ...
... Cochin contains a total area of 1361 square miles , and a population , according to a census taken in 1875 , of 598,353 souls , dwelling in 118,196 houses . The state is divided into seven táluks , or sub - districts , viz . , Cochin ...
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... Cochin China it widens out again to about 190 miles . The most western point , in Tong - king , reaches 102 ° 20 ' E. long . , and the most eastern , Cape Varela , in Cochin China , is in 109 ° 40 ' . The boundaries are on the N. the ...
... Cochin China it widens out again to about 190 miles . The most western point , in Tong - king , reaches 102 ° 20 ' E. long . , and the most eastern , Cape Varela , in Cochin China , is in 109 ° 40 ' . The boundaries are on the N. the ...
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... Cochin China , or French Cochin China , is abundantly watered by the numerous mouths and the canals which form the delta of the Me- kong or Cambodia . This river takes its rise in the mountains of Thibet , waters the southern provinces ...
... Cochin China , or French Cochin China , is abundantly watered by the numerous mouths and the canals which form the delta of the Me- kong or Cambodia . This river takes its rise in the mountains of Thibet , waters the southern provinces ...
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... Cochin China , properly so - called , furnishes also gold , silver , brass , and marble ; and coal is found there in several places . Lower Cochin China , like all alluvial plains , is poor in minerals ; quarries , however , of granite ...
... Cochin China , properly so - called , furnishes also gold , silver , brass , and marble ; and coal is found there in several places . Lower Cochin China , like all alluvial plains , is poor in minerals ; quarries , however , of granite ...
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