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Tuscany
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A department of Italy, formerly a grand-duchy, lies S. and W. of the Apennines, fronting the Tyrrhenian Sea on the W.; mountainous in the N. and E., but otherwise consisting of fertile dale and plain, in which the vine, olive, and fruits abound; silk is an important manufacture, and the marble quarries of Siena are noted; formed a portion of ancient Etruria ( q. v .); was annexed to Sardinia in 1859, and in 1861 was incorporated in the kingdom of Italy. Capital, Florence.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Tuscany'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/t/tuscany.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Tuscany'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/t/tuscany.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
