A Literary & Historical Atlas of AmericaBartholomew, J. G. (John George)
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A Literary & Historical Atlas of America
Bartholomew, J. G. (John George)
America -- Maps
=Cholula=, Mexico. 19N. 98W. Famous pyramid at, four times the size
of the pyramid of Cheops; massacre of the Cholulans by Cortés, 1519.
(Prescott, 'Mexico,' op. cit.)
=Chonos Islands=, S.A. 44S. 74W. Darwin on (see 'Voyage of the Beagle').
=Chrysler's Field=, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence. 44N. 75W. Fierce but
indecisive action, 1813.
=Chupas=, Peru. 12S. 75W. Defeat of the Spaniards under Almagro by
Vaca de Castro, commissioner sent out by Spanish Government, 1542. (See
Prescott, 'Peru,' op. cit.)
=Chuquisaca= (now Sucre), cap. of Bolivia. 19S. 64W. F. by one of
Pizarro's followers, 1529; independence of Bolivia proclaimed at, 1825;
said to be oldest university in S. America.
=Churubusco=, near Mexico. 19N. 99W. Santa Anna defeated by Americans,
1847 (Mex. W.).
=Cincinnati=, city, Ohio. 39N. 84W. Block-house erected by Ensign Luce,
1788, and first known as Losantiville.
=Ciudad Bolivar=, see Angostura.
=Clarksburg=, Harrison Co., W. Virginia. Bp. Thomas Jonathan
Jackson ('Stonewall' Jackson), Confederate general (1824), killed at
Chancellorsville, 1863.
=Cleveland=, Ohio. 41N. 81W. Named in honour of its founder, 1796.
=Coaque=, Peru. 0. 77W. Taken by Pizarro, 1531.
=Cod, Cape=, Mass. 42N. 70W. Discovered by Gosnold, who so named it,
1602; Champlain off during his second expedition to Canada, 1604-7, and
called by him Cape Fortune; explored by John Smith, 1614; first land
sighted by Pilgrim Fathers.
=Cold Harbour=, near Richmond, Virginia. 37N. 77W. Sanguinary and
indecisive battle between Grant and Lee, 1864 (Civil W.). (See under
Richmond for former battle, 1862.)
=Colombia=, S.A. 3N. 75W. Coasts, etc., explored by Columbus (from whom
the present name derived), and earlier and later navigators, 15th-16th
centuries; named New Granada by Quesada, conqueror of Bogota, 1538;
revolt against Spanish rule, 1810; independence established after
Bolivar's victory at Boyaca, 1819; Venezuela and Ecuador withdrew from
confederation, 1830; name changed to 'United States of Colombia,' 1861;
constant revolutions.
=Colorado=, U.S. 39N. 105W. Explored by Vasquez de Coronado, 1540;
Pike's Peak discovered by mountaineer of that name, 1806; Frémont in,
during his expedition over the Rocky Mountains, 1842-4; organised as
a territory, 1861; sided with Federals in Civil W.; admitted to Union,
1876.
=Colorado River=, Colorado, N. America. 34N. 114W. Discovered by
Hernando Alarçon on his expedition to California, 1540; explored last
century by Yves, White, and Powell.
=Columbia=, Tennessee. 35N. 86W. Battle of Duck Run, and earlier
encounter, 1862 (Civil W.).
=Columbia=, S. Carolina. 34N. 80W. Taken and burnt by Gen. Sherman,
1865 (Civil W.).
=Columbia=, river, Oregon. 46N. 124W. Discovered by Capt. Grey, 1792;
the same year Lieut. Broughton, under directions from Vancouver, sailed
up; later explorations by Lewis and Clarke, 1805; navigation of granted
to England by treaty, 1846.
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