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Volume 2 · 77 words · 1778 Edition

(Michael Anthony), a celebrated geographer, born at Paris, July 18, 1633. He travelled into several countries; and then applied himself to the revival of Ferrarius's Geographical Dictionary, which he enlarged by one-half. He wrote, 1. Notes to Papirius Maffo's Description of the Rivers of France. 2. A Geographical and Historical Dictionary. 3. Christian Geography, or an Account of the Archbishopsricks and Bishopricks of the whole World; and made several maps. He died at Paris, May 29, 1700.