Seychelles
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Seychelles. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
sa-shel', an archipelago of thirty-four islands in the Indian Ocean a few hundred miles northeast of Madagascar. Many are mere uninhabited rocks. The larger islands produce fine timber, vanilla, and a certain cocoanut that is not found elsewhere. The inhabitants are Africans. The group belongs to Great Britain . The Seychelles have present interest for Americans from the exhibition of a gigantic 450-pound tortoise at the St. Louis World's Fair. This venerable tortoise is known to be 150 years old, and is thought to be a century older. It is a representative of a race well nigh extinct. It is held in high esteem by the natives, but they were induced to loan the old settler to the fair, where he was greatly admired, and gave many schoolchildren a ride on his broad back. See Galapagos ; Tortoise
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a group of about 90 islands in the Indian Ocean; between lat. 3° 40′ and 5° 35' S., and lon. 55° 15′ and 56° E. They were first occupied by the French, and were ceded to the British in 1814. The settlers are mostly of French extraction. The largest island is Mahé, the majority of the others being mere rocks. With the exception of two consisting of coral, they are composed of granite piled up in huge masses, and terminating in peaks. Most of them are covered with verdure, and yield good timber. Cotton, coffee, cocoa, spices, tobacco, maize, rice, and tropical fruits are cultivated; and cocoanut oil, soap, vanilla, etc., exported. Pop. (1918) 24,572.