. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. en well rebuilt since theearthquake of 1755, when it was almost totally overthrown. The mountain of Ursabida,here extending into the sea, forms a bold and striking promontory, covered with trees andvarious vegetation. Ascending the Tagus, we come to Santarem, a considerable and ancienttown, the Prssidium Julium of the Romans. It has an academy of history, established in1747. Here the great French army, under Massena, remained long posted, unable to pene-trate to Lisbon.
. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. en well rebuilt since theearthquake of 1755, when it was almost totally overthrown. The mountain of Ursabida,here extending into the sea, forms a bold and striking promontory, covered with trees andvarious vegetation. Ascending the Tagus, we come to Santarem, a considerable and ancienttown, the Prssidium Julium of the Romans. It has an academy of history, established in1747. Here the great French army, under Massena, remained long posted, unable to pene-trate to Lisbon. Abrantes, higher up, is an important military position, situated on a heightwhence it commands the passage of the Tagus. Leiria, to the north, is an ancient town, ina most productive territory, and where a great annual fair is held for the supply of thepeasantry of the neighbouring country round. At Batalha, is a church {fig. 328.), andmonastery, which, united, form the finest structures in all Portugal. It is 541 feet by 416,and is considered by Mr. Murphy to be one of tlie noblest existing specimens of the Norman 328.
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