ARANJUEZ

ARANJUEZ, a palace of the king of Spain, in the province of New Castile, seated on the river Tagus, in W. Long. 3. 3. N. Lat. 41. 40. This edifice tho' much inferior to the escorial in size and elegance of structure, greatly exceeds it in the many delicious gardens,

gardens, and surprising water-works, which are here in the highest perfection. The gardens, being in an island in the middle of the Tagus, are so well supplied with water by the immense quantity and variety of these water-works, which are set in motion with the stream, that they are never scorched with the sun's heat, but enjoy a constant bloom and delicious verdure.