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