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Aberavon

(Encyclopedia) Aberavon, Wales: see Port Talbot.

Plinlimon

(Encyclopedia) Plinlimon: see Plynlimon, mountain, Wales.

Usk

(Encyclopedia) Usk, river, c.60 mi (100 km) long, rising in the Black Mts., S Wales and flowing generally SE to Bristol Channel near Newport. The upper Usk is noted for its beauty and its excellent…

The Bismarck

The Bismarck Fearsome Nazi ship, short career on the seas by Gerry Brown Launched Feb. 14, 1939 and named for former German chancellor Otto von Bismarck the fearsome Bismarck was the most…

Francis LEWIS, Congress, NY (1713-1803)

LEWIS, Francis, a Delegate from New York; born in Llandaff, Wales, March 21, 1713; attended Westminster School, London; entered the countinghouse of a London merchant; immigrated to the United…

Huysmans, Jacob

(Encyclopedia) Huysmans, JacobHuysmans, Jacobyäˈkōp [key]Huysmans, Jacob hoisˈmäns [key], c.1633–1696, Flemish portrait painter. In the reign of Charles II he settled in England, where he became one…

Glamorganshire

(Encyclopedia) Glamorganshire, former county, Wales: see Glamorgan.

Cardiganshire

(Encyclopedia) Cardiganshire, former county, W Wales: see Ceredigion.

Tassie, James

(Encyclopedia) Tassie, James, 1735–99, Scottish gem engraver and modeler. At first a stonemason, he went to Dublin, where he assisted the gem engraver Dr. Henry Quin. With him Tassie invented an…

Lismore, city, Australia

(Encyclopedia) LismoreLismorelĭzˈmôr [key], city (2016 pop. 43,135), New South Wales, E Australia, on the North Arm of the Richmond River. An important industrial city, Lismore is a leading producer…