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A41559 Geography anatomiz'd, or, The compleat geographical grammar being a short and exact analysis of the whole body of modern geography after a new and curious method / collected from the best authors and illustrated with divers maps by Pat. Gordon ... Gordon, Patrick, fl. 1700. 1699 (1699) Wing G1288; ESTC R15742 267,427 492

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provence_n aix_n of_o all_o these_o in_o order_n §._o 1._o picardy_n divide_v into_o high_a towards_o the_o east_n ch._n town_n guise_n low_o towards_o the_o west_n abbeville_n but_o more_o particular_o high_a contain_v tierasche_n chief_z town_n guise_n e._n to_o w._n vermandois_n s._n quinten_a santerre_n peronne_n amienois_n amiens_n lower_n contain_v pais_fw-fr reconquis_n calais_n n._n to_o s._n ardres_n idem_fw-la boulognois_fw-fr boulogne_n ponthieu_n abbeville_n to_o picardy_n we_o subjoin_v the_o archbishopric_n of_o cambray_n lie_v n._n of_o peronne_n chief_a town_n cambry_n §._o 2._o normandy_n divide_v into_o high_a towards_o the_o east_n chief_a town_n roven_n low_o towards_o the_o west_n caen._n more_o particular_o high_a contain_v pais_fw-fr caux_n chief_z town_n caudebeck_n n._n to_o s._n e._n roven_v idem_fw-la guysor_n idem_fw-la eureux_fw-fr idem_fw-la s._n of_o roven_n low_a contain_v coutantine_n coutance_n w._n to_o e._n go_fw-mi idem_fw-la alencon_n idem_n s._n e._n of_o caen._n §._o 2._o isle_n of_o france_n divide_v into_o north_n the_o seine_n chief_z town_n soissons_fw-fr south_n the_o seine_n melun_n more_o particular_o north_n the_o seine_n contain_v laonois_n chief_z town_n laon_n e._n to_o w._n soissonois_n soissons_fw-fr beauvoise_n beauvais_n vexin_n francois_n pont-oyse_a w._n to_o e._n d._n of_o valois_n senle●_n isle_n of_o france_n paris_n w._n to_o e._n brie_n meaux_n south_n the_o seine_n contain_v hurepoix_n melun_n n._n to_o s._n gastenois_n montargi_n §._o 4._o champagne_n divide_v into_o high_a on_o the_o north_n chief_a town_n rheims_n low_o on_o the_o south_n troy_n more_o particular_o high_a contain_v rethelnois_n chief_z town_n rethel_n n._n to_o s._n w._n d._n of_o rheims_n rheims_n high_a champagne_n s_o dizier_n challonois_n chalon_n on_o the_o river_n marn●_n low_a contain_v sennois_n sens_n w._n to_o e._n low_a champagne_n troy_n bassigny_n langre_n §._o 5._o bretaigne_n divide_v into_o high_a eastward_o chief_a town_n rennes_n low_o westward_o breast_n more_o particular_o high_a contain_v the_o territory_n of_o dole_n chief_a town_n idem_n e._n to_o w._n s._n malc●_n idem_fw-la brieux_n idem_fw-la rennes_n idem_fw-la n._n to_o s._n nantes_n idem_fw-la lower_n contain_v st._n poll_v leon_n breast_n w._n to_o n._n e._n trigvier_n idem_fw-la cornoaile_o idem_fw-la w._n to_o e._n vannet_n idem_fw-la §._o 2._o orleanois_n divide_v into_o north_n the_o river_n loir_fw-fr chief_a town_n chartres_n upon_o orleans_n south_n poitiers_n more_o particular_o north_n contain_v maine_n chief_z town_z man_n w._n to_o e._n perche_n nogent_n beauce_n chartres_n vendosmois_n vendosme_n middle_n or_o upon_o the_o loir_fw-fr anjou_n anger_n be_v w._n to_o e._n tourraine_n tours_n blais●●_n blois_n orleanois_n orleans_n nivernois_n nevers_n south_n contain_v aunis_n rochel_n w._n to_o e._n angoumois_n angoulesme_fw-fr poictou_n poitiers_n berry_n bourge_v §._o 7._o burgoine_n divide_v into_o high_a northward_o chief_a town_n dijon_n low_o southward_o bourge-en_a bresse_n more_o particular_o high_a viz._n burgoigne_n proper_o so_o call_v contain_v the_o town_n of_o auxerre_n w._n to_o s._n e._n semur_fw-la dijon_n challon_n n._n to_o s._n mascon_n autun_n n._n to_o s._n charolles_n lower_v viz._n la_fw-fr bresse_n contain_v the_o town_n of_o bourge-en-bresse_n n._n to_o s._n e._n belly_n trevoux_n westward_n §._o 8._o lionois_n divide_v into_o east_n chief_a town_n lion_n west_n clermont_n more_o particular_o east_n comprehend_v lionois_n proper_o so_o call_v chief_n town_n lion_n s._n to_o n._n baujolois_n beaujeu_n forez_n feurs_n westward_n west_n comprehend_v auvergue_v high_a clermont_n s._n to_o low_a s._n flour_n bourbonnoi_n bourbon_n or_o moulins_n march_n gueret_fw-la westward_n §._o 9_o guienne_n and_o gascoigne_n divide_v into_o guienne_n northward_o c._n t._n bourdeaux_n gascoigne_n southward_n air_n viz._n the_o chief_a of_o gascoigne_n proper_o so_o call_v more_o particular_o guienne_n in_o 8_o province_n south_n guienne_n proper_o so_o call_v chief_a town_n bourdeaux_n w._n to_o e._n bazadois_n bazas_n agenois_n again_o revergue_v rhodes_n 4_o north_n saintoigne_n saintes_n w._n to_o e._n pertgort_n perigueux_n limosin_n lymoges_n quercy_o cahors_n gascoigne_n into_o 3_o part_n north_n the_o adour_n les_fw-fr landes_n dax_n w._n to_o e._n albert_n idem_fw-la condomois_n condom_n armagnac_n aux_fw-fr gaure_n verdun_n uponthe_n adour_n labour_n bayonne_n w_n to_o e._n gascoigne_n prop._n air_n estarac_n mirande_fw-la comminges_n lombe_n south_n the_o adour_n lower_n navarr_n s._n palais_n w._n to_o e._n c._n of_o soul_n maulleon_n bearn_n pau_n bigorre_n tarbe_n conserans_n s._n bertrand_n §._o 10._o languedoc_n divide_v into_o high_a towards_o the_o west_n chief_a town_n tholouse_n low_o towards_o the_o east_n nismes_n more_o particular_o high_a contain_v the_o territory_n of_o foix_n chief_z town_z idem_fw-la s._n to_o n._n on_o the_o garonne_n rieux_n idem_fw-la tholonse_n idem_fw-la alby_n idem_fw-la 42_o m._n n._n e._n of_o tholouse_n s._n papoul_n idem_n 36_o m._n s._n e._n low_a contain_v the_o territory_n of_o narl●ne_n idem_n w._n to_o e._n bezier_n idem_fw-la mompelier_n idem_fw-la nismes_n idem_fw-la country_n of_o sevennes_n divide_v into_o givaudan_n mende_n velay_n le_z puy_n w._n to_o e._n vivarez_n viviers_n §._o 11._o dauphiny_a divide_v into_o high_a towards_o the_o east_n chief_a town_n grenoble_n lower_n towards_o the_o west_n vienne_n more_o particular_o high_a contain_v several_a town_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v grenoble_n upon_o the_o isere_fw-la gap_n nigh_o unto_o or_o upon_o the_o durance_n embrun_n briancon_n or_o brianson_n pignerol_n s._n e._n of_o brianson_n low_a contain_v several_a town_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v vienne_n n._n to_o s._n valence_n s._n paul_n de_fw-fr tricasten_n dye_v s._n e._n of_o valence_n §._o 12._o provence_n divide_v into_o high_a northward_o chief_z town_z 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