 | George Woodley - Scilly, Isles of (England) - 1822 - 374 pages
...Island. It is somewhat steep on every side. This hill is called the Hugh; it is about three quarters of a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth : The circuit of the lines is one mile and a quarter. These, lines extend around the whole hill (except... | |
 | George Woodley - Isles of Scilly (England) - 1822 - 378 pages
...Island. It is somewhat steep on every side. This hill is called the Hugh; it is about three quarters of a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth : The circuit of the lines is one mile and a quarter. These lines extend around the whole hill (except... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse, Richard Cary Morse - Geography - 1823 - 886 pages
...island of Salsette by a causeway. 177 m. SW Surat. Lon. 72° 38' E. Lat. 18° 58' N. The city is about a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth, and is surrounded by forti'Äcatiom. In the centre is the Green, a large open space, which is surrounded... | |
 | Middle East - 1823 - 198 pages
...in one year it does not produce food sufficient for the consumption of six weeks. The city is about a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth. It is surrounded by fortifications, being a place which, in time of war, an enemy would be most likely,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1824 - 844 pages
...and by a battery on the opposite shore. The city is delightfully placed on the sea-coast, extending a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth. It was fortified by the English, though not in a very perfect manner ; but, being well garrisoned,... | |
 | 1824 - 878 pages
...and by a battery on the opposite shore. The city is delightfully placed on the eea-coast, extending a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth. It was fortified by the English, though not in a very perfect manner ; but, being well garrisoned,... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - Great Britain - 1825 - 634 pages
...the shore, forms a kind of amphitheatre, and, from the bay, has a charming appearance. It is about a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth, allowing for its irregularities of shape, and is said to contain, independent of its garrison, about... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1825 - 648 pages
...the shore, forms a kind of amphitheatre, and, from the bay, has a charming appearance. It is about a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth, allowing for its irregularities of shape, and is said to contain, independent of its garrison, about... | |
 | Nathaniel Hazeltine Carter - Europe - 1827 - 550 pages
...of Grenelle, on the left bank of the Seine, at the south-western extremity of the city. It is about half a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth, lying in the form of a perfect parallelogram, slightly inclining towards the river. The area is a hard,... | |
 | Nathaniel Hazeltine Carter - 1827 - 544 pages
...of Grenelle, on the left bank of the Seine, at the south-western extremity of the city. It is about half a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth, lying in the form of a perfect parallelogram, slightly inclining towards the river. The area is a hard,... | |
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The town is fortified with an entrenchment, salient angles, and redoubts, which inclose about half a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in width. 
