Rodriguez, an interesting volcanic island lying far out in the Indian Ocean, 380 m. NE. of Mauritius, of which it is a dependency; agriculture is the chief employment; has a good climate, but is subject to severe hurricanes.
Population (circa 1900) given as 2,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Rodosto * Roe, Edward Payson