a province of France, bounded on the west by the river Rhone, on the north by the Rhone and Savoy, on the south by Provence, and on the east by the Alps. Hence the presumptive heir of France is called the Dauphin. In some places it is very fertile; and produces corn, wine, olives, wood, copperas, silk, crystal, iron, and copper. But the greatest part of this province is barren, and the inhabitants are obliged to go into other countries for subsistence. The mountains abound in simples and game of all sorts; and here are fir-trees proper for masts. The principal rivers are, the Rhone, the Durance, the Isere, and the Drône. There a great number of mineral springs; and Grenoble is the capital town.