Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 7David Patrick, William Geddie W. & R. Chambers, limited, 1926 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... capital , and 410 miles by rail ( 1888 ) N. of Rangoon . Founded in 1860 , it was the capital of independent Burma until its capture by the British in the end of 1885 , and after the treaty ( 1886 ) by which the king lost his throne it ...
... capital , and 410 miles by rail ( 1888 ) N. of Rangoon . Founded in 1860 , it was the capital of independent Burma until its capture by the British in the end of 1885 , and after the treaty ( 1886 ) by which the king lost his throne it ...
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... capital of Manitowoc county , Wisconsin , lies at the mouth of the Manitowoc River , on Lake Michigan , 73 miles N. of Milwau- kee . It has a good harbour , with shipbuilding , goods , & c . Pop . 18,000 . lumber - sawing , and ...
... capital of Manitowoc county , Wisconsin , lies at the mouth of the Manitowoc River , on Lake Michigan , 73 miles N. of Milwau- kee . It has a good harbour , with shipbuilding , goods , & c . Pop . 18,000 . lumber - sawing , and ...
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... capital , pro- duces petroleum . Pop . about 120,000 . The Gulf of Maracaibo is a wide inlet of the Caribbean Sea , extending from the peninsulas of Paraguana and Guajira to the strait by which it is connected with the lake . The latter ...
... capital , pro- duces petroleum . Pop . about 120,000 . The Gulf of Maracaibo is a wide inlet of the Caribbean Sea , extending from the peninsulas of Paraguana and Guajira to the strait by which it is connected with the lake . The latter ...
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... capital ) , Épernay , Reims , Sainte- Ménéhould , and Vitry - le - François . Marne , HAUTE , a department in the north . east of France , formed chiefly out of the old province of Champagne , and embracing the upper basins of the Marne ...
... capital ) , Épernay , Reims , Sainte- Ménéhould , and Vitry - le - François . Marne , HAUTE , a department in the north . east of France , formed chiefly out of the old province of Champagne , and embracing the upper basins of the Marne ...
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... capital of the Szekler districts in Transylvania , stands on the Maros , 28 miles SE . of Klausenburg . It contains a fortified castle , an old Gothic church ( Reformed ) , a library , and a collection of minerals and antiquities , and ...
... capital of the Szekler districts in Transylvania , stands on the Maros , 28 miles SE . of Klausenburg . It contains a fortified castle , an old Gothic church ( Reformed ) , a library , and a collection of minerals and antiquities , and ...
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