Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, and the only large town in it; lies low, and is built partly on the island of Seeland and partly on the island of Amager, the channel between which forms a commodious harbour; is a thriving place of manufacture and of trade, as its name “Merchants' Haven” implies; has also a university, an arsenal, and numerous public buildings.
Population (circa 1900) given as 380,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Cope, Sir John * Copernicus, Nicolas