PONTA DELGADA  , the See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of an administrative See also:

• DISTRICT

district, comprising the islands of St See also:

• MICHAEL
• MICHAEL (1596-1645)
• MICHAEL (Hebrew Sn,q, " Who is like God? ")

Michael's and St See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary in the Portuguese See also:

• ARCHIPELAGO

archipelago of the See also:

• AZORES (Acores), or WESTERN ISLANDS

Azores . Pop . (1900), 17,620 . Ponta Delgada is built on the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of St Michael's, in 370 40' N. and 25° 36' W . Its mild See also:

• CLIMATE

climate, and the See also:

• FINE

fine scenery of its See also:

• MOUNTAIN (0. Fr. montaigne; popular Lat. montanea, an adjectival form from the classical mons, montis, whence Eng. " mount," a form usually used along with the name of an individual mountain, e.g. Mt Everest)
• MOUNTAIN, THE (La Montagne)

mountain background, render it very attractive to visitors; it is the commercial centre, and the most populous See also:

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

city of the archipelago . Besides the See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral, it contains several interesting churches and monasteries, and an See also:

• OBSERVATORY

observatory . Formerly its natural inner 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 only admitted vessels of See also:

• LIGHT

light See also:

• DRAUGHT (from the common Teutonic word " to draw "; cf. Ger. 7'racht, load; the pronunciation led to the variant form " draft," now confined to certain specific meanings)

draught, while larger See also:

• SHIPS

ships were compelled• to See also:

• ANCHOR (from the Greek ayrcvpa, which Vossius considers is from 6yi17 , a crook or hook)

anchor in an open road-See also:

• STEAD, WILLIAM THOMAS (1849– )

stead, which was inaccessible during the prevalence of southerly See also:

• GALES (mod. Calvi)

gales . But See also:

• GREAT

great improvements were effected after 186o by the construction of a See also:

• BREAKWATER

breakwater 2800 ft. See also:

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

long . See also:

• PONT (or KYLPONT), ROBERT (1524–1606)

PONT-A-MOUSSON, a See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• NORTHERN

northern See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France in the See also:

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

department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, 17 M . N.N.W. of See also:

• NANCY

Nancy by See also:

• RAIL

rail . Pop . (1906), 12,282 .

The Moselle, which is canalized, divides the town into two quarters, See also:

• UNITED

united by a See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge of the See also:

• LATE

late 16th See also:

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

century . The See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of St See also:

• MARTIN (Martinus)
• MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI (1810-1883)
• MARTIN, CLAUD (1735-1800)
• MARTIN, FRANCOIS XAVIER (1762-1846)
• MARTIN, HOMER DODGE (1836-1897)
• MARTIN, JOHN (1789-1854)
• MARTIN, LUTHER (1748-1826)
• MARTIN, SIR THEODORE (1816-1909)
• MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE (1801–1895)
• MARTIN, ST (c. 316-400)
• MARTIN, WILLIAM (1767-1810)

Martin, dating from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, has a handsome See also:

• FACADE

facade with two towers, and in the interior a See also:

• CHOIR (0. Fr. cuer from Lat. chorus; pronounced quire, and until the end of the 17th century so spelt, the spelling being altered to agree with the Fr. chceur)

choir See also:

• SCREEN (usually, but very doubtfully, connected with Lat. scrinium, a box for holding books, from scribere, to write; a connexion with Ger. Schranke, barrier, has been suggested)

screen and See also:

• HOLY

Holy See also:

• SEPULCHRE, CANONS REGULAR OF THE HOLY
• SEPULCHRE, EASTER
• SEPULCHRE, THE HOLY

Sepulchre of the 15th century . The See also:

• LOWER

lower ecclesiastical See also:

• SEMINARY (Lat. seminarium, from semen, seed)

seminary occupies the See also:

• BUILDING

building of an old Premonstratensian See also:

• CONVENT (Lat. conventus, from convenire, to come together)

convent . There are several interesting old houses . The town has a communal See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college and See also:

• ENGINEERING

engineering workshops, blast furnaces, and manufactures of lacquered See also:

• WARE

ware, See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper, cardboard, cables and See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron-ware . Dating from the 9th or loth century, Pont-a-Mousson constituted a lordship, which was made a marquisate in 1354 . It was from 1572 to 1763 the seat of a well-known university .