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Cherbourg

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A French port and arsenal in the dep. of Manche, opposite the Isle of Wight, 70 m. distant, on the construction and fortifications of which immense sums were expended, as much as eight millions; the fortifications were begun by Vauban.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cherbourg'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/cherbourg.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.