INDEX TO GEOGRAPHY. 



[The numbers refer to the top paging of the text.] 



Abyssinia, or Habesch, religion, form of govern- 

 ment, and principal divisions of, 104. 



Achaia, provinces and towns of, 28, 29. 



Admiralty islands, the, 120. 



Afghanistan, area of, different races inhabiting, 

 and provinces of, 96. 



Africa, extent, boundaries, area, &c., of, 13, 101, 

 102 ; seas, gulfs, bays, &c., of, ib. ; currents of 

 the African seas, ib. ; mountains of, 14 ; capes 

 of, ib. ; plains and deserts of, ib. ; rivers of, 14, 

 15 ; lakes of, 15 ; islands of, ib., and 106, 107 ; 

 explanation of physical chart of, 9, 15 ; tribes 

 and settlements on the west and east coasts of, 

 104, 105 ; the highlands of, 106. 



Africa, the diocese of, subdivisions and principal 

 towns of, at the time of Coustantine the Great, 

 26. 



Agra, 99. 



Ajan, inhabitants and principal towns of, 105. 



Alexander the Great, summary of the career and 

 extent of the kingdom of, 24. 



Algiers, area, population, and principal towns of, 

 103. 



Alleghany mountains, the, 17. 



Alps, the different ranges of the, and heights of the 

 principal peaks of, 5, 56, 57. 



America, physical chart of, 9 ; extent, boundaries, 

 area of, &c., 15, 16, 107 ; seas, bays, and gulfs 

 of, 16 ; currents on the coast of, ib. ; mountains 

 of, 16-18 ; capes, plains, and rivers of, 18, 19 ; 

 lakes and islands of, 19 ; special survey of the 

 northern continent, 108-113 ; of the southern 

 continent, 115-118. 



Amirantes, the, or Admiralty islands, 107. 



Amsterdam, general description and topography 

 of, 165-167. 



Anam, 100. 



Ancients, the, geographical knowledge of, 21. 



Ancona, general description and topography of, 

 170, 171. 



Andaman islands, the, 101. 



Angola, 105. 



Anhalt-Bernberg, the duchy of, 88. 



Anhalt-Dessau, the duchy of, 88. 



Anhalt-Kothen, the duchy of, 88. 



Antarctic ocean, the, 3. 



Antigua, 114. 



Antilles, the great, 113 ; the lesser, 114. 



Antwerp, general description and topography of, 

 163-165. 



Apennines, the, highest points of, 5. 



Aquitania, extent of the kingdom of, 33. 



Arabia, divisions of by Ptolemaeus, 32 ; area 

 and population of, 95 ; principal districts of, ib. 



Arctic ocean, the, 3. 



Argentine republic, the, 117. 



Armenia, 94. 



Asia, extent, boundaries, area, &c., of, 10 ; the 

 seas of, ib. ; the mountains of, 10, 11 ; capes 

 and promontories of, 11 j plains and deserts of, 



ib. ; rivers of, 12 ; islands of, ib. ; explanation 

 of the physical chart of, 9, 12, 13 ; various 

 races of, and prevailing religions in, 93. 



Asia, the diocese of, provinces and towns of, ia 

 the time of Constantine, 30. 



Assam, 100. 



Atlantic Ocean, the, 3 ; principal indentations of, 

 on the coast of Europe, 4 ; on the coast of 

 America, 16. 



Aude, 99. 



Australasia, position and area of the islands com- 

 posing, 19, 20 ; mountains, capes, and rivers of, 

 20. 



Australia, or New Holland, area, population, and 

 principal settlements in, 118, 119: adjacent 

 islands, 120. 



Austrasia, extent of the kingdom of, 33. 



Austria, situation, boundaries, and area of, 79 ; 

 principal mountains of, 79, 80 ; rivers of, 80 ; 

 principal productions of, ib. ; population of, and 

 races composing, ib. ; religion and state of edu- 

 cation in, ib. ; form of government, revenues, 

 army and navy of, &c., 80, 81 ; principal divi- 

 sions of, with the chief cities, 81 ; railroads in, 

 89, 90. 



Ava, or Burmah, 100. 



Azores, the, 49. 



Baden, the grand duchy of, 86 ; railroads in, 89. 



Baffin's bay, and lands adjoining, 108. 



Bahamas, the, 115. 



Balearic islands, the, 52. 



Balkan, the, principal spurs of, 5. 



Banda Oriental, the, 118. 



Barbadoes, 114. 



Barbary, area and population of, 102. 



Barcelona, general description and topography of, 

 160, 161. 



Bavaria, the kingdom of, 86 ; railroads in, 89, 

 90. 



Bays, the principal of Europe, 4 ; of Asia, 10 ; of 

 Africa, 13 ; of America, 16. 



Bechuanas, the 106. 



Belgium, extent and boundaries of, 58 ; moun- 

 tains and rivers of, ib. ; natural products of, ib. ; 

 population, language, and manufactures of, 59 ; 

 state of religion and education in, ib. ; form of 

 government, revenues, and army and navy of, 

 ib. ; provinces of, with their chief cities and 

 inhabitants, ib. ; railroads in, 92. 



Beludchistan, area and population of, 96 ; pro- 

 vinces of, 97. 



Bengal, 99. 



Benguela, 105. 



Berlin, general description and topography of, 

 140-143. 



Bermuda islands, the, 109. 



Bohemia, the kingdom of, 81. 



Bohemian mountains, the, 6. 



Bolivia, the republic of, 116, 117. 



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