LAGOS  , a seaport of See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• PORTUGAL

Portugal, in the See also:

• DISTRICT

district of See also:

• FARO
• FARO (from Pharaoh, a picture of the Egypidan king appearing on a card of the old French pack)

Faro (formerly the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• ALGARVE, or ALGARVES

Algarve); on the See also:

• ATLANTIC

Atlantic Ocean, and on the See also:

• ESTUARY (from the Lat. aestuarium, a place reached by aestus, the tide)

estuary of the small See also:

• RIVER

river Lagos, here spanned by a See also:

• FINE

fine See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge . Pop . (1900) 8291 . The See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city is defended by fortifications erected in the 17th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century . It is supplied with See also:

• WATER

water by an See also:

• AQUEDUCT (Lat. aqua, water, and ducere, to lead; Gr. apaymryeiov, apayeeywov, vlrovopos)

aqueduct 800 yds. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long . The See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour is deep, capacious, and completely sheltered on the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north and See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west; it is frequently visited by the See also:

• BRITISH

British Channel See also:

• FLEET

fleet . Vines and See also:

• FIGS

figs are extensively cultivated in the neighbourhood, and Lagos is the centre of important sardine and See also:

• TUNNY (Thunnus thynnus)

tunny See also:

• FISHERIES

fisheries . Its See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade is chiefly carried on by small See also:

• COASTING

coasting vessels, as there is no railway . Lagos is on or near the site of the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman Lacobriga . Since the 15th century it has held the formal See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank and See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of city . Cape St See also:

• VINCENT (or VINCENTIUS), ST
• VINCENT, GEORGE (1796-1831?)
• VINCENT, MARY ANN (1818-1887)

Vincent, the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient Promontorium Sacrum, and the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-western extremity of the See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom, is 22 m . W .

It is famous for its connexion with See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

Prince See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry (q.v.), the Navigator, who here founded the See also:

• TOWN

town of Sagres in 1421; and for several British See also:

• NAVAL

naval victories, the most celebrated of which was won in 1797 by See also:

• ADMIRAL

Admiral Jervis (afterwards See also:

• EARL

Earl St Vincent) over a larger See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron . In 1759 Admiral See also:

• BOSCAWEN, EDWARD (1711-1761)

Boscawen defeated a See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French fleet off Lagos . The See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• EARTHQUAKE

earthquake of 1755 destroyed a large See also:

• PART

part of the city . LA See also:

• GRACE (Fr. grace, Lat. gratia, from grates, beloved, pleasing; formed from the root cra-, Gr. xav-, cf. xaipw, x6p,ua, Xapts)
• GRACE, WILLIAM GILBERT (1848– )

GRACE, or See also:

• LES

LES See also:

• GRACES, THE, (Gr. X&panes, Lat. Gratiae)

GRACES, a See also:

• GAME

game invented in See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France during the first See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter of the 19th century and called there le jeu See also:

• DES

des Graces . It is played with two See also:

• LIGHT

light sticks about 16 in. long and a wicker See also:

• RING (O.E. hring; a word common to Teutonic languages; and probably cognate with the Lat. circus, Gr. KtpKOS or KpLKOS, Skt'. chakra, wheel, circle, cf. also " harangue "); in art, a band of circular shape of varying sizes, made of any material and used f

ring, which is projected into the See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

air by placing it over the sticks crossed and then separating them rapidly . The ring is caught upon the stick of another player and thrown back, the See also:

• OBJECT

object being to prevent it from falling to the ground . LA See also:

• GRAND

GRAND' See also:

• COMBE, ANDREW (1797-1847)
• COMBE, GEORGE (1788-1858)
• COMBE, or COOMB
• COMBE, WILLIAM (1741–1823)

COMBE, a town of southern France, in the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of See also:

• GARD

Gard on the Gardon, 39 M . N.N.W. of See also:

• NIMES
• NIMES, COUNCILS OF (Concilia Nemausensia)

Nimes by See also:

• RAIL

rail . Pop . (1906) town, 6406; See also:

• COMMUNE (Med. Lat. communia, Lat. communis, common)
• COMMUNE, MEDIEVAL

commune, 11,292 . There are extensive See also:

• COAL

coal mines in the vicinity .