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CHIAVENNA

Volume 3 · 56 words · 1778 Edition

a handsome, populous, and large town town of Swisserland, in the country of the Grifons. It is a trading place, especially in wine and delicate fruits. The governor's palace, and the churches, are very magnificent, and the inhabitants are Roman Catholics. It is seated near the lake Como. E. Long. 9° 29'. N. Lat. 46° 15'.