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ORIENT

Volume 8 · 57 words · 1778 Edition

a harbour of France, in the province of Bretagne, in the bottom of the bay of St Lewis. Since the year 1720, a handsome town has been built here, where the East India company have large magazines. The English attempted to become masters of it in 1746, but miscarried. W. Long. 3. 22. N. Lat. 47. 45.