IV 



INDEX TO GEOGRAPHY. 



Lord Mulgrave's archipelago, 121. 



Lowlands, the most important, of Europe, 6, 7. 



Liibeck, the free town of, 89. 



Luxemburg with Limburg, the grand duchy of, 



87. 



Madagascar, the island of, 107. 



Madeiras, the, 107. 



Madras, 99. 



Madrid, general description and topography of, 



157-159. 

 Mahe islands, the, or Sechelles, 107. 

 Mahratta state, the, 99. 

 Malacca, the peninsula of, 100. 

 Maldives, the, 100, 101. 

 Malta, and the adjacent islands, 79. 

 Manilla, 101. 



Mariannes, the, or Ladrones, 120. 

 Marquesas islands, the, 121. 

 Martinique, 114. 

 Mascarene islands, the, 107. 

 Mauritius, the, 107. 



Measures of length, explanation of various, 23. 

 Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the grand duchy of, 87 ; 



railroads in, 91. 

 Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the grand duchy of, 87. 

 Mendana's archipelago, 121. 

 Meridians, 2. 

 Mesopotamia, 31, 32. 

 Mexico, the republic of, area and population of, 



112; states and territories comprising, 112, 



113. 

 Middle ages, the, principal divisions of Europe at 



different epochs during, 32 et seq. 

 Milan, general description and topography of, 



155-157. 

 Mile, Roman, length of the, 23. 

 Mindanao, or Magindanao, 101 

 Modena, the duchy of, position and extent of, and 



the districts comprising, 77, 78 ; general de- 

 scription and topography of, 171, 172. 

 Moluccas, the, or Spice islands, 101. 

 Montenegro, the territory of, 74. 

 Montevideo, 118. 



Moravia, the marcgravedom of, 81. 

 Merea, the, or the Peloponnesus, 75. 

 Morocco, area, population, form of government, 



and principal towns of, 103. 

 Mosquito Indians, the, 113. 

 Mountains, principal ranges of, in Europe, 5, 6 ; 



in Asia, 10, 11; in Africa, 14; in America, 



16-18 ; in Australasia, 20. 

 Mozambique, 105, 106. 

 Mysore, 99. 



Nagpur, 99. 



Naples, the kingdom of, principal divisions of, 79 ; 

 general description and topography of, 150-152. 



Nassau, the duchy of, 87 ; railroads in, 90. 



Natolia, or Anadoli, 94. 



Nepaul, 100. 



Netherlands, the, extent and boundaries of, 59 ; 

 nature of the surface of, 59, 60 ; rivers of, 60 ; cli- 

 mate of, ib.; population of, ib. ; form of govern- 

 ment, revenues, and army and navy of, 60, 61 ; 

 divisions of, with the principal cities and their in- 

 habitants, 61 ; colonies of, ib. ; railroads in, 92 



Neustria, extent of the kingdom of, 33. 



New Britain, 108, 120. 



New Brunswick, the province of, 109. 



New Caledonia, 120. 



New Georgian islands, the, 120. 



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New Grenada, the republic of, 115. 



New Guinea, 120. 



New Hebrides, the, 120. 



New Holland, or Australia, 20, 118, 119. 



New Philippines, the, or Carolines, 120. 



New Zealand, and adjacent islands, 121, 122. 



Newfoundland, 109. 



Nicaragua, 113. 



Nicobar islands, the, 101. 



Norway. See Scandinavia. 



Nova Scotia, the province of, 109. 



Nubia, extent and population of, 103. 



Oldenburg, the grand duchy of, 87. 

 Oregon, 112. 



Pacific ocean, the, 3 ; principal indentations of, 

 on the coast of America, 16. 



Palaestina, districts and prominent towns of, 31. 



Palliser islands, 121. 



Panama, the isthmus of, 113. 



Papal states, the, area, form of government, reve 

 nues, and principal subdivisions of, 78. 



Paraguay, the republic of, 117, 



Parasang, Persian, length of the, 23. 



Paris, general description and topography of, 

 127-133. 



Parma, the duchy of, extent of, and the districts 

 comprising, 77. 



Patagonia, 118. 



Pelew islands, the, 120. 



Peloponnesus, the, or the Morea, 75. 



Persia, position and area of, 94 ; religion and form 

 of government of, ib. ; provinces of, 95. 



Peru, the republic of, 116. 



Philippines, the, 101. 



Phoenicia, principal towns of, 31. 



Physical chart of Europe, explanation of, 8, 9 ; of 

 Asia, 9, 12, 13 ; of Africa, 9, 15 ; of Ame- 

 rica, 9. 



Pitcairn's island, 121. 



Plains, the most important, of Europe, 6, 7 ; of 

 Asia, 11 ; of Afd^oa, 14; of America, 17. 



Pianography, 123. 



Poland, 71, 72 ; railroads in, 93. 



Polynesia, principal islands composing, 20, 21. 



Pomerania, 83. 



Pondicherry, 100. 



Pontus, provinces and towns of, in the time of 

 Constantine, 29, 30. 



Porto Rico, 114. 



Portugal, extent and boundaries of, 48,49 ; nature 

 of the surface and principal mountains of, 49 ; 

 chief rivers of, with their tributaries, ib. ; pro- 

 ducts, population, form of government, revenue, 

 and army and navy of, ib. ; provinces and prin- 

 cipal cities of, with their population, 50 ; islands 

 and colonies belonging to, ib. 



Posen, 83. 



Prince Edward's island, 109. 



Prussia, position, boundaries, and area of, 82 ; 

 mountains and rivers of, ib. ; productions of, 

 ib. ; population of, and predominant races, 82, 

 83 : state of religion and education in, 83 ; form 

 of government, revenues, and military strength 

 of, ib. ; provinces and chief towns of, 83, 84 ; 

 railroads in, 90. 



Ptolemaeus, C, peculianties of the geographical 

 system of, 23. 



Punjaub, the, 99. 



Pyrenees, the^ length, height, principal peaks of, 

 &c., 5. 



