. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. Church of Batalha. Slausoleum of King John. Gothic. It is constructed entirely of marble, and the front appeared to him almost unri-valled in chaste and delicate ornament. Among the different parts, the mausoleum erectedin honour of King John, is pre-emmently beautiful {fig. 329.). Vimiero is only a village,but celebrated for the signal victory gained by the British over the army of Junot. Threemiles distant is Torres Vedras, a tolerable old town, but chiefly noted as t
. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. Church of Batalha. Slausoleum of King John. Gothic. It is constructed entirely of marble, and the front appeared to him almost unri-valled in chaste and delicate ornament. Among the different parts, the mausoleum erectedin honour of King John, is pre-emmently beautiful {fig. 329.). Vimiero is only a village,but celebrated for the signal victory gained by the British over the army of Junot. Threemiles distant is Torres Vedras, a tolerable old town, but chiefly noted as the centre of thegrand fortified lines formed by Wellington in 1810, which so completely baffled all the ma-noeuvres by which the French had hoped to reconquer Portugal. Alemtejo is an extensive province, comprising the greater part of Portugal south of theTagus. The interior presents an extensive plain; but the frontier towards Spain is finelydiversified with hills, wooded mountains, and deep valleys extremely well watered, and veryfertile. It contains some large towns. Evora is situated on an eminence in a fine country
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