. A system of geography; or, A new & accurate description of the earth in all its empires, kingdoms and states. Illustrated with history and topography, and maps of every country ... being en-compafsd with a continud Ridge of fteep Rocks,This whole Ifland is Enclofure; but the Inhabitantsdo not follow Agriculture fo clofely, as their Neigh-bours of Jerfey. S. Peters, a Town confifting oY along narrow Street, and feated upon a Bay in fornjof a Half-moon, is their capital Place, whether w?-rcfpedl Trade or Strength. For it is well ftord withMerchants; and has the Mouth of the Haven de-fended by
. A system of geography; or, A new & accurate description of the earth in all its empires, kingdoms and states. Illustrated with history and topography, and maps of every country ... being en-compafsd with a continud Ridge of fteep Rocks,This whole Ifland is Enclofure; but the Inhabitantsdo not follow Agriculture fo clofely, as their Neigh-bours of Jerfey. S. Peters, a Town confifting oY along narrow Street, and feated upon a Bay in fornjof a Half-moon, is their capital Place, whether w?-rcfpedl Trade or Strength. For it is well ftord withMerchants; and has the Mouth of the Haven de-fended by a Caftle on each fide. The Governor ofthe Ifland keeps his Refidence here, and a Garifon forthe defence of the place. The Government of thefe Iflands, is much thefame in both ; the Cuftoms of Normandy obtaining inmoft cafes. Their Drinl^ is generally Cyder, by rea-fon of the abundance of Afples; and Fijh they havein great plenty. Their Language is the French ; andtho they are generally of the fame Extradion, yetthey feem not fond of an Alliance to that People, buthad rather make out a Relation to the Englifli- FRANCE. FRANCE C H A Pj I. f R A N C E, GiUia, »i GemriH. FKANCE. Xhu new .^^Ma-p is laid, downaxcorJiiw to t^ Ohfervationj S-urv€ys. lately made hyttu^ayall^ixademy of JVance . THE Country of Frjnw is very advantagioufly (Imat^ gltiide, to thp 25th degree^ rectening from Tm^ifel A ed, in the midft of the Norchern temperate Zone, [But according to 54«/c«s Computation fhrni the and extended from the 42d degree of Latitude to i jth degree to the a9th degree of Longitude -1 the 51ft degree; and from the 13 th degree of Lon- So that it includes the fpace of 175 Leagnes <tt 58 FRANCE 52 o Miles, from the Mountains in ? theSouth, to Calls in the North. And from the Pointof Cojrtjiict in Brctdign in the Weft to /ilfatia in theEaft,aboat 160 Leagues or 4S0 Miles. On the North-eaftit is contiguous with the Netherlands, andparted from EngLvid b
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