Danzig
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Danzig. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
or Dantzic, or Dantsic, a commercial city of Prussia. It is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the Vistula River, about three miles from the Baltic Sea . In early days it was one of the four leading cities of the Hanseatic League, and had a large overland trade by packhorses and flatboats with the caravan routes of Asia. The goods thus obtained were conveyed westward by way of the Baltic. During the national existence of Poland the city was the chief port of that kingdom. Though still permitted a large degree of liberty it passed into the hands of Prussia in 1793. It is now a fairly prosperous town of 160,000 inhabitants, with a large export trade in lumber, beet sugar, and grain. The grain warehouses rival those of Buffalo. It is the chief source of the supply of amber and amber ornaments. Ships are built here. There are also large mills, breweries, cordage works, and paper mills. It is a strongly fortified military post. It is still surrounded by its old walls and preserves its medieval appearance. The principal edifice of interest is the cathedral. Its massive tower is 248 feet high. The bell weights six tons. A beautiful vaulted interior is supported on twenty-eight pillars. A fine city hall dates from the fourteenth century. Its beautiful slender spire contains one of the sweetest chimes in Europe. The houses are chiefly of brick and sandstone, set gable end toward the street. The narrow streets, lined with lofty, richly decorated gables, have a quaint, antiquated look-the delight of tourists. See Hanseatic League
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a fortified town and port, Prussia , capital of the province of West Prussia, 253 miles N. E. of Berlin, on the left bank of the W. arm of the Vistula, about three miles above its mouth in the Baltic, and intersected by the Mottlau, which here divides into several arms. It is one of the most important seaports in the Prussian republic. The more modern parts are regularly and well built; in the other parts the streets are ent. Among the principal buildings are narrow and the houses old and indifferthe Dom or Cathedral , begun in 1343, the the arsenal, observatory, three monas- Church of St. Catharine, the exchange , teries, two synagogues, two theaters, etc. The industries are numerous, but excepting those connected with shipbuilding, artillery , and beer, not of great importance. The prosperity of the town particularly in wheat from Poland. is founded chiefly on its transit trade, There is also a considerable trade in amber. The proper port of Danzig is Neufahrwasser, at the mouth of the Vistula; but vessels of large size can After being alternately possessed by now come up to and enter the town. the Teutonic knights and the Poles, Danzig, on the partition of Poland, fell to the lot of Prussia. By the Treaty of Versailles , Danzig was made with the surrounding territory a free city under which appoints a high commissioner. It the protection of the League of Nations, has a legislative Council, and universal suffrage. Danzig serves as a corridor by which Poland has access to the sea. Pop. (1919 ) 162,468.