| Title: | Fez |
| Original Title: | Fez |
| Volume and Page: | Vol. 6 (1756), p. 658 |
| Author: | Louis, chevalier de Jaucourt (biography) |
| Translator: | Joshua Handell [University of Michigan] |
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Geography
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| Citation (MLA): | Jaucourt, Louis, chevalier de. "Fez." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Joshua Handell. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2011. Web. [fill in today's date in the form 18 Apr. 2009 and remove square brackets]. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0002.166>. Trans. of "Fez," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. 6. Paris, 1756. |
| Citation (Chicago): | Jaucourt, Louis, chevalier de. "Fez." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Joshua Handell. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0002.166 (accessed [fill in today's date in the form April 18, 2009 and remove square brackets]). Originally published as "Fez," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, 6:658 (Paris, 1756). |
Fez , major African kingdom on the Barbary Coast, bordered by the kingdom of Algiers to the east, by Morocco to the south, and by the sea everywhere else. It is part of the ancient province of Mauritania Tingitana. The country is full of mountains, principally toward the west and south, where Mount Atlas is located. It is nourished by several rivers. Fez is divided into seven provinces. It is well populated, fertile, and abundant in grain, livestock, vegetables, fruits, and beeswax. The Sebou River traverses the country and empties into the ocean via the Mancmore. Formerly, this kingdom had its own monarchs; but it is presently united with the kingdom of Morocco under a single sovereign who resides at Miquenez. One should take care not to confuse the kingdom of Fez with the province of Fez , which comprises but one prodigiously fertile part of it. See Saint-Olon, Etat de l’empire de Maroc ; [1] Marmol; [2] Moüette , Histoire du royaume de Maroc ; [3] de la Croix , Histoire de l’Afrique ; [4] and Diégo de Torrès, et al. , Histoire des chérifs. [5]
1. de Saint-Olon, François Pidou. Estat present de l’empire de Maroc. Paris: Michel Brunet, 1694.
2. Marmol y Carvajal, Luis del. L’Afrique de Marmol. Translator: Nicolas Perrot d’Ablancourt. Paris: Louis Billaine, 1667.
3. Moüette, Germain. Histoire des conquests de Mouley Archy. Paris: Couterot, 1683.
4. La Croix, A. Phérotée de. Relations universelle de l’Afrique ancienne et moderne. Lyon: Chez M. Guerout, 1688.
5. Torres, Diego de. Histoire des Cherifs, et des royaumes de Maroc, de Fez, de Tarudant, & autres provinces. Translator: Charles de Vlois Angoulême. Paris: Louis Billaine, 1667.