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Lisbon
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The capital of Portugal, a magnificent town, built on the N. bank of the Tagus, 9 m. from its mouth, extends along the banks of the river 9 m. and inland 5 m.; it boasts of an array of fine buildings and squares, a number of literary and scientific institutions, and a spacious harbour; is remarkable for a marble aqueduct which brings water more than 10 m. across the valley of Alcantara; the manufactures include tobacco, soap, wool, and chemicals, and the exports wine, oil, and fruits; it suffered from an earthquake of great violence in 1755, by which the greater part of the city was destroyed, and from 30,000 to 40,000 of the inhabitants were killed.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Lisbon'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/l/lisbon.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Lisbon'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/l/lisbon.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
