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Britannica 11th

Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition

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Emden

Britannica 11th

EMDEN, a maritime town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Hanover, near the mouth of the Ems, 49 m. N.W. from Oldenburg by rail. Pop. (1885) 14,019; (1903) 20,754. The Ems once flowed beneath its walls, but is now 2 m. distant, and connected with the town ...

Vol. 9, pp. 331-332 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 330.0

Eusden

Britannica 11th

EUSDEN, LAURENCE (1688-1730), English poet, son of the Rev. Laurence Eusden, rector of Spofforth, Yorkshire, was baptized on the 6th of September 1688. He was educated at St Peter's school, York, and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He became a minor fellow of h

Vol. 9, pp. 953-953 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 32.73

Verden

Britannica 11th

VERDEN, a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Hanover, on the navigable Aller, 3 m. above its confluence with the Weser, 22m. S.E. of Bremen by the railway to Hanover. Pop. (1900) 9842. The most noticeable edifices are the beautiful Gothic cathedral,

Vol. 27, pp. 1017-1017 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 32.73