or Great Novgorod, a rich and very large town of the Russian empire, and capital of a duchy of the same name, with an archbishop's see, and a castle where the archbishop and the waiwode reside. It is commonly called the grand magazine, because hither they bring their rich merchandizes that come from the Levant. It contains 180 churches and monasteries, and carries on a great trade in Russia leather. It is seated on the river Wolcoff, near the lake Honen. E. Long. 33. 40. N. Lat. 58. 23.
province of Moscow, bounded on the north by Ingria; on the east by part of the duchy of Belozero, and that of Tuera, which also bounds it on the south, with the province of Rzeva; and on the west by Plecsov. It is full of lakes and forests; however, there are some places which produce corn, flax, hemp, honey, and wax.
Novogorod Sertskoi, a strong town of the Russian empire, and capital of a province of Siberia of the same name, seated on the river Dubica, in E. Long. 33. 20. N. Lat. 52. 30.