Giraldus intended to have written an itinerary or topography of England also, but his purpose does not appear to have been fulfilled.
To understand the topography of the Snowdon district we must conceive of Snowdon itself as shaped much like a star-fish with the radiating arms curved, and little lakes lying in the hollows between the ridges.
As to his ignorance of the topography of Laconia, considering that his error was an important one, I did not hesitate to write to Zeno personally.
As previously indicated, I had studied as far as possible from all the maps that I could get access to, and learned pretty well the topography of the James River country.
I looked about to gain some idea of the topography of the country over which I had traveled in the night.
These sudden changes in the camps and of the headquarters to a straggling cavalryman or infantryman seem to alter the entire topography of the country in one day, and is very confusing to anyone.
Author of Braemar: its Topographyand Natural History; Lichenes Britannici.
Author of The Classical Topography of the Roman Campagna; &c.
But as a knowledge of topography is necessary for the right understanding of my narrative, I must state the places from which Hannibal started, through which he marched, and into which he descended when he arrived in Italy.
To understand my story a knowledge of the topography of the district is necessary.
Little was known of the topography of the country beyond the settlements of these frontiersmen.
He explained the situation of the two armies and the topography of the country so plainly that I could see it without an inspection.
He saw clearly and distinctly the position of the enemy, and the topography of the country in front of his own position.
Topography of all the Known Vineyards, Containing Description of the Kind and Quality of their Products and a Classification.
Also, The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucky, and Essay towards the Topography and Natural History of that Important Country.
As many late travellers have been led into error respecting the topographyof this district, by adopting, without investigation, the conclusions of Dr.
The topography of Quo Vadis was so carefully prepared that it almost serves as a guide-book to ancient Rome.
The existing topography and drainage system of the State will first be briefly described.
Upon a contoured map as a basis cross-section lines are drawn at small and regular intervals, and, if the topography be intricate, corresponding lines at right angles.
A rough restoration of the early constructional topography is given in fig.
General description of thetopography of Pennsylvania.
General description of thetopography of Pennsylvania.
In doing this, it is first necessary to restore the constructional topography of the region; that is, the form that the surface would have had if no erosion had accompanied its deformation.
Gallatin embodied some of these thoughts in his celebrated report on the topography of the United States, which he submitted to Congress in 1808.
Topography may be a most important consideration in determining what bases are to be used.
In any landing operation, the topography of the area to be occupied may be the controlling factor.
The topography of the area is also frequently of interest to the naval commander.
The commander makes note of the topography of the various possible bases; later in his estimate, the natural features lending assistance to the defense of the various sites may play an important part in the selection of bases.
The use of channels may depend upon the topography of the bordering land.
Timberlake (his map is also reproduced in Jefferys' Topography of N.
The most circumstantial report in topography is that of the Knight of Elvas.
We have deemed it appropriate to dwell at length on the history, topography and peculiar customs of the Seminoles on account of their identity with the Creek Indians, the main object of this research.
His narrative is called the "Christian Topographyof the Universe.
But its topography makes it the natural wind course of the country--a down-river wind in winter, an up-river wind in summer blows almost continually.
Is there not something more than mere coincidence in the resemblance between Loch Nell and the Ohio Serpent, to say nothing of the topography of their respective situations?
Amid such inspiring music and scenes as this, it is not easy to tell much about the topography of the country in reference to its strategic importance.
For, as our Topography of Ireland testifies, that the Welsh and Irish are more prone to anger and revenge than any other nations, the saints, likewise, of those countries appear to be of a more vindictive nature.
He praises his own unparalleled generosity in entertaining the poor, the doctors, and the townsfolk of Oxford to banquets on three successive days when he read his "Topography of Ireland" before that university.
Archbishop Baldwin came to preach the Crusade in Wales, Gerald could think of no better present to help beguile the tedium of the journey than his own "Topography of Ireland.
The miraculous power of this relic first appeared with a terrible example in that country, through the foolish and absurd blowing of Bernard, a priest, as is set forth in our Topography of Ireland.
Frontinus's account of the water-supply of Rome is complete and valuable: recent explorers have found it thoroughly trustworthy, and have been aided by it in reconstructing the topography of the ancient city.
We gather from a passage of Ovid [101] that he wrote love poems, and from other sources that he translated Greek works on topography and meteorology, both strictly copied from the Alexandrines.
The name Atecotti has not been found in any form in the native records of Ireland or Britain as the name of any nation or sub-nation or in the topography of either island.
The topography of Ireland from the time of Saint Patrick onward is very copious and minute, but no trace has been discovered in it of these three peoples in the location ascribed to them by Ptolemy.
There is one particular tract dealing specially with the names and topography of these ancient subject communities.
The central part of the region with this strange topography had there been no erosion would, perhaps, be fully as prominent as the Himalayan Mountains are at present.
These ice-streams, by deepening and broadening the previously water-cut channels, still further increased the diversity of the topography and impressed upon it characteristics such as only glaciers can produce.
The characteristics in the present topographyof the Appalachians just considered are but a minor portion of the great changes that have resulted from erosion.
Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean region: topography of sea-floor.
These two leading characteristics in the topography of wave-cut shores are shown in the following diagram: [Illustration: FIG.
The Atlantic coastal plain has its most characteristic development in South Carolina, and is roughly divisible according to its topography and soil into several belts parallel with the shore-line.
No conspicuous change in the topography of the land or of the rocks or the soil coincides with the change from grass to forest.
The topography of Ithaca has gained respect in proportion as attempts have been given up to force Corfu into identity with the land of the Phaeacians.
A passage in Polybius forms the basis for the topography of this central region of AEtolia.
Starting with this as a fact, he laid out the rest of the topography accordingly.
