. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Depth leas than s Fathoms S to il Fathoms II to Depth J3 to GC Fathii Over es 2 Miles. The port of Braunsberg is accessible only to small coasting vessels. It is the principal town between Elbing and the capital of East Prussia, Konigsberg, which was founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1255, and named in honour of King Ottokar of Bohemia. Konigsberg (122,636 inhabitants), exclusively of its royal castle, has no remarkable buildings, except, perhaps, those of its university, an institution rendered famous by Immanuel Kant. There are numerous scientific so
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Depth leas than s Fathoms S to il Fathoms II to Depth J3 to GC Fathii Over es 2 Miles. The port of Braunsberg is accessible only to small coasting vessels. It is the principal town between Elbing and the capital of East Prussia, Konigsberg, which was founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1255, and named in honour of King Ottokar of Bohemia. Konigsberg (122,636 inhabitants), exclusively of its royal castle, has no remarkable buildings, except, perhaps, those of its university, an institution rendered famous by Immanuel Kant. There are numerous scientific societies, but more powerful than they is the Corporation of Merchants, which built the exchange and founded a School of Commerce. Only vessels drawing less than 10 feet are able to ascend the Pregel to the quays and docks of Konigsberg, which exports more especially hemp, flax, tow, and timber. Numerous factories have been
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