Land's End
the extreme W. point of England, forming part of the county of Cornwall. It is a rocky promontory washed by the waters of the Atlantic.
BONA ook the very ery highest mal painters. Among ks are: "The Cat's he Return from Deer- High Life, and Low Mand Drover Depart- 1885); "The Return (1837); "The Sheprner" (1837); "A Disof the Humane There's Life in the (1838); "Laying Down Defeat of Comus" (1844); "The Stag "A. Dialogue at Water- Monarch of the Glen" and Bottom" (1851); ded by Sea- eagles" rated work of sculpture, bane of Nelson's Monu- Square, London. He OC. 1, 1873. CHARLES 1879), brother of the reputation as a painter English history and chosen Academician in ar of the Academy in LANDSEER (1795-1880), ebrated as an engraver, reproductions of his JOHN LANDSEER (1769father of the above. associate engraver of the lestured on, and pubreatises on art. the extreme W. point mink part of the county in a rocky promontory raters of the Atlantic. (landshöt), a pictur- Lower Bavaria, on the rail N. E. of Munich; manufactories of tobacco, tc., and an active trade 11 churches, St. Mara stoeple 436 fest high.
Trausnitz (1232) was red in 1872-1874. The LANDSHUT (länds´höt), a picturesque town of Lower Bavaria, on the Isar, 44 miles by rail N. E. of Munich; has br breweries, manufactories of tobacco, wagons, hats, etc., and an active trade in corn. Of its 11 churches, St. Martin's (1477) has a steeple 436 feet high. The castle of Trausnitz (1232) was partially restored in 1872-1874. The Dominican monastery (1271) was the castory (1271) was the seat of the university. During the Thir- fersity. During the Thirty Years' War and the war of the Austrian succession Landshut was several times captured;
and here, April 16, 1809, the Austrians drove back the Bavarians, but were in turn defeated by Napoleon five days later. Pop. about 25,000. a and the war of the Aus- Landshut was several and here, April 16, 1809, rove ove back the Bavarians, en defeated by Napoleon Pos, about 25,000. (ländskrō-nä) LANDSKRONA (ländskrō-nä), seaport of Sweden; on the Sound, 16 eden on the Sound, 16 miles N. N. E. from Copenhagen; it has a good harbor, carries on sugar-refining, shipbuilding, and the manufacture of tobacco and leather, exports considerable corn and butter, and imports raw sugar, coal, and grain. The town was a fortexports considerable and imports raw sugar, The town was a fort- 787 ress down to 1870. Opposite Lands- canals, or the building of drains and ress down to 1870. Opposite Landskrona in the Sound lies the island of Hven, on which Tycho Brahé built his ob- 18,062. 18,062.
LANDSLIDE, or sliding or settling down of a considerable portion of earth from a higher to a lower Landslides are produced by earth- Landslides are produced by earthquake disturbances, or by the action of water undermining the beds which fall. Notable landslides have occurred in the Rocky Mountains.
LANE was begun of granting lands to the Even before the Civil War the policy levees.
Even before the Civil War the policy the building of the roads. But the larvarious railroad companies to encourage the building of the roads. But the larbeing built during and after the Civil trans-continental railroads which were being built during and after the Civil War. In all Con Congress granted to these tent to some of the European countries. 155,000,000 acres, an area equal in extent to some of the European countries. until in President Roosevelt's adminisout the public lands with a lavish hand