BRITTANY, or BRETAGNE, a considerable pro-
vince of France, which is 150 miles in length, and
112 in breadth. It is a peninsula, surrounded on all
sides by the ocean, except on the east where it joins
to Anjou, Maine, Normandy, and Poitou. It is di-
vided into the upper and lower; and therein are large
forests. It carries on a great trade, by reason of the
many harbours on its coasts. It was united to the
crown of France in 1532. Rennes is the capital
town.