A System of Geography, Ancient and Modern (Volume 4) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 edition. Excerpt: ...flourish on the declivities. To the westward are extensive heaths and grounds. Marchend) Marchena, an old town with a large suburb, on an eminence in the middle of a plain. There is little water in its vicinity. Ecija, a town containing six parish churches, eight chapels, twenty convents, six hospitals, and 28,000 inhabitants, in a fertile tract environed by hills, on the river Xenil, twelve leagues south-west of Cordova. In this place are few signs of industry, except several tanneries and a numerous corporation of shoemakers. The Plaza Mayor is admired for its balconies. The adjacent soil is calcareous and fertile, abounding in excellent pastures. Between this place and Ossuna are several fens or morasses called Lagunas. The country north-east is diversified with downs, well cultivated spots, and plantations of olives. The soil southwest to Carmona is indifferently improved, and the cottages are mean: a level and sandy tract extends westward to Sevile.. Carmona, an ancient and considerable town, containing seven parish churches, seven convents, and two hospitals, on a declivity looking down on a rich valley bounded by distant hills, except to the west where the river has a passage, seven leagues eastward of Sevile. Its castle lies in ruins. A gate and part of its walls are of Roman workmanship. Las Cabecas, a little town, ten leagues south-west of the capital, near a ridge of mountains that extends south-east to Malaga. Alcala de lot Gazules, on an eminence between Medina Sidonia and the border of Granada, a place of little note. Bornos, in a fertile tract bounded by mountains, 13 leagues south southwest of Sevile, on the Gaudalete which runs westward to the gulf of Cadiz. The environs yield abundance of grain and fruits. Moron, ..