Oporto
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Oporto. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
o'por'to, the chief seaport of Portugal. The name is Portuguese, meaning the port. It is situated on the northern bank of the Douro River, three miles from the Atlantic. The river is spanned by a railroad bridge of open iron work. The principal arch has a span of 520 feet, and is 195 feet high in the clear. A foot and vehicle bridge of similar construction has a span of 566 feet and a height of 200. The site is precipitous, giving the city and streets a quaint, terraced appearance. The principal buildings are a fine Gothic cathedral and the archbishop's palace. A granite tower 200 feet high commands a magnificent view of the ocean. It can be seen far out at sea. An old monastery has been converted into an English club house. The floors and walls are inlaid in striking devices with rich woods from Brazil. The city is noted for shipments of port, a wine taking its name from that of the city. Genuine port comes from a district sixty miles up the river, having an area twenty-seven miles in length and five or six in breadth. Port is a favorite wine, especially with English-speaking people. Other important exports are oranges, onions, and olives. Cork of excellent quality is exported. Portugese sumac is in demand for tanning. The present population of the city is about 175,000.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
an important city and seaport of Portugal, on the Douro, 2 miles from its mouth, 174 miles N. E. of Lisbon. Situated on a steep declivity on the right bank of the river, the appearance of Oporto from the sea is picturesque and imposing. Oporto possesses many churches and convents, but no monument worthy of a special notice. There are four colleges, an academy of navigation and commerce, a school of medicine and surgery. Manufactures include silk, cotton, woolen and linen fabrics, ropes, tobacco, soap; also, shipbuilding. The harbor within the bar across the mouth of the Douro can only be entered by large vessels at high water. Owing to her situation, Oporto has an extensive commerce. The principal export is a red wine called port, produced on the banks of the Douro. ro. The climate is generally damp and foggy; in winter the cold is very severe, but in summer the winds from the E., S., and W. moderate the intensity of the heat. Oporto occupies the site of the ancient Portus Cale, from which the name Portugal is derived. It was taken and sacked by the French in 1805. Pop. about 200,000.