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SANQUHAR, a royal borough in Scotland , on the borders ofAyrshire; 27 miles N. N. W. of Dumfries, and 32 N. of Kirk-cudbright .
SANS FROID, [Fr. z. e. without reserve,] a proverbial phrase,often used by English writers, for carelessly, indifferently; with-out regard.
Sans Soucr, [Fr. z. e. without care,] in geography, the nameof a town of Brandenburg, in the Middle Marche, near Potsdam ,where the king of Prussia lias a palace; in which he sometimes re-laxes himself from the cares of government, w hence probably thename.
Sans Culottes, [Fr. from sans, without, and culottes,breeches,] a term of contempt, used by the proud noblesse ofFrance under the former despotism, towards those of the inferiorranks.
SANSANDING, a town in Africa , situated near the banks ofthe Niger . Lon. 2. 33. W. Lat. 14. 24. N.
SANSON, Nicholas, a celebrated French geographer, bornat Abbeville , in Picardy, Dec. 12, 1600. Having finished hisstudies, he entered into business as a merchant, but meeting withconsiderable losses, he gave up merchandise, and applied himselfto geography; to which he had a kind of hereditary attachment,his father having studied that science, and published several maps.In 1619, he completed a map of ancient Gaul , which was very fa-vourably received, and encouraged him to farther exertions.After this he published about 300 large maps of different countries,ancient and modern ; and caused 100 tables to be engraved, exhi-biting the divisions of modern Europe . He also published severaltracts, to illustrate his maps ; as, [.Remarks upon the AncientGauls: 2. A Treatise on the four parts of the World: 3. TwoTables of the Cities and Places in the Maps of the Rhine , andItaly: 4. A Description of the Roman Empire, of France, Spain ,Italy, Germany, and the British Isles ; together with the ancientItineraries. He also wrote, 5. The Antiquity of Abbeville, whichinvolved him in a controversy with F. L’Abbe, the Jesuit , andothers: 6. Sacred Geography; and, 7. A Geographical Index ofthe Holy Land. Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarine patronized,him greatly; and the latter appointed him royal geographer. Hrdied at Paris, while preparing an Atlas of all his maps, in 1667 ;leaving two sons who inherited his geographical genius.
SANTA, a city of China , of the first rank,'in the province ofYan-nan, surrounded with mountains, on the borders ot Ava, witha garrison: 1332 miles S. W. of Peking.
Santa, a rapid river of Peru , falling into the S. Pacific Ocean ;30 miles N. of Lima .
Santa, a town of Peru , seated on the above river, and capitalof a jurisdiction so named, in the province of Lima . It is 210miles N. N. W. of Lima , and 70 S. S. E, of Truxillo.
Santa Cruz, [Span. i. e. Holy Cross,] a town of Africa , onthe coast of Barbary, and in the province of Suez and kingdom ofMorocco , with a harbour and a fort.
Santa Cruz , or St. Croix, one of the Caribbcc islands, 54miles long, and from 9 to 12 broad. Lon. 64. 35. W. Lat. 17-45. N.
Santa Cruz, a considerable sea-port-town of the island ofCuba , on the N. coast; about 30 miles E. by N. of the Havannah.
Santa Cruz, a river of South America , in Patagonia, whichruns into the Atlantic in,Lat. 50. 25. S.
Santa Cruz, a large island in the South Sea, and one of themost considerable of those of Solomon, being about 250 miles incircumference. Lon. 130. 0. W. Lat. 10. 21. S.
Santa Cruz, a town on the E. side of the isle of Teneriff..Lon. 16 . 31. W. Lat. 28. 31 N.
Santa Fk, [Span. i. e. holy faith,] a town of Buenos Ayres, atthe conflux of the Salade with the Plata, built by Ferdinand V.It is square, surrounded with walls, Hanked with towers, and adeep ditch.
Santa Fe de Bogota, a town of South America , and capital otNew Grenada . Lon. 6,1. 5. W. Lat. 3. 58. N.
Santa Fe, or Santa Ff.z, dk Grenada, the capital of NewMexico ; a well built, rich, and handsome town, 279 miles E. otPlata, 340 leagues N.W. of New Orleans , and 377 N.N.W. ofMexico .
Santa Maria, one of the Azore islands, the most southern ofthe whole, is about 30 miles in circumference.
Santa Maria, an island in the S.-Pacific Ocean, near the coastof Chili.
Santa Maria, a river of South America , in the province ofPanama , which runs into the gulf of St. Michael, 180 miles E.S.E.of Panama : in Lon. 148. 30. \V. Lat. 7. 0. N.
Santa Maria de Darien, a town of Terra Firma, in Darien,on the Santa Maria, in a marshy soil, surrounded with mountains,which abound with wild beasts. Lon. 78. 21. W. Lat. 7. 35. N,
Santa Maria la Prainha, the capital of Santa Maria. It isfamous for its manufacture of porcelain; which is nearly equal t*that of China . Lon. 25. 9. W. Lat, 36. 57. N.
Santa Rosa, a large bay in the gulf of Mexico , on the S. coastof \V. Florida. Lon. SO. 5. to 86,.32. W. Lat. 30. 33. N.
SANTALUM, in botany, a genus of the monogynia order, andoctandria class of plants. Calyx superior; corolla monopetalous;stamina placed in the tube; stigma simple; fruit a berry. Thereis but one species. It grows to the size of a walnut-tree. Itsleaves are entire, oval, and placed opposite to each other. Itsflower is of one single piece, charged with eight stamina, and sup-ported upward on the pistil, which becomes an insipid berry, resem-bling in form that of the laurel. Its wood is white in the circumfer-ence, and yellow in the centre, when the tree is old. This differenceof colour constitutes two kinds of Sanders, both employed for thesame purposes, and having equally a bitter taste, and an aromaticsmell. With the powder of (his wood a paste is prepared, withwhich the Chinese, Indians, Persians , Arabians, and Turks, anointtheir bodies. It is likewise burnt in their houses, and yields a fra-grant and wholesome smell. The greatest quantity of thiswood, to which a sharp and attenuating virtue is ascribed, rcinaiusin India .
SANTANDER, a sea-port-town of Spain , in the province ofAsturias , 73 miles N. of Burgos.
SANTAREN, a handsome town and district of Portugal , inEstremadura . Lon. 7. 45. W. Lat. 39. 12. N.
SANTEN, a town in Westphalia , and late duchy of Cleves.Lon. 6. 33. F. Lat. 51. 38. N.
SANTERRE, a late territory of France , in the late province ofPicardy. It was bounded on the N. by Cambresis, on the E. byVcrmandois, on the W. by Amienois , and on the S. by theSomme. It is very fertile. Peronne was the capital. It is now-included in the department of the Somme .
SANTILLANA, or SANT1LLANE, a sea-port-town ofSpain, in the province of Asturias , of which it is the capital, 55miles E. of Oviedo, and 200 N. W. of Madrid . Lon. 4. 33. W,Lat. 43. 30. N.
SANTO ESP HUTU, a fertile province on the E. coast ofBrazil, between Seguro and Rio Janeiro .
Santo Esfiritu, the capital of the above province, containsabout 900 inhabitants, and is seated on a large bay. Lon. 39. 56.W. Lat. 20. 36. S.
SANTOL1NA, Lavender-Cotton; in botany, a genus ofthe order of polrgnmia atqualis, and syngenesia class of plants;natural order, Composita:. Calyx imbricate, hemispherical;down none; receptacle chnlfy. There are six species, ot whichtheS. chammcyparisus, common lavender-cotton, grows naturallyin the southern parts of Europe, and is much cultivated in English gardens'.
SANTORIN, or SANTORINI, an island of the Archipelago ,N. of Candia, and S. W. of Nauphio; anciently called Theraand Caliste. It is eight miles long, and nearly ns broad, andalmost covered with pumice-stone. Lon. 23. 5. L. Lat. 39-10. N.
SANTOS, a town of Brazil , in the government of St. Paul,153 miles S. E. of St. Paul. Lon. 42. 30. W. Lat. 24 . 20. S.
SANTR1FT1, a sandy desert of Africa, in Tripoli , on the S. ofSiwah; where there was anciently a temple of Jupiter A mmon.
SAO, a kingdom of Africa, on the Gold Coast of Guinea ,hardly two miles in length along the shore. In produces auun-dance of Indian corn, yams, potatoes, palm-wine, and oil.
SAONA, an island near the S. E. coast of Hispaniola , 24 mfl ,!Sloin, from E. to W. and 6 broad Irom N. to S. It lies E. ot St-Catherine island. I .on. 68. 58. W. Lat. 18. 10 N. .
SAONK,' a considerable river of France , which rises in mou n _Vosges, in the department of the Vosges , six miles E. ot Darney >and falls into the Rhone at Lyons.
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