[Bamberg] (35), a manufacturing town in Upper Franconia, Bavaria; once the centre of an independent bishopric; with a cathedral, a magnificent edifice, containing the tomb of its founder, the Emperor Henry II.
[Bambino], a figure of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling bands, the infant in pictures surrounded by a halo and angels.
[Bamborough Castle], an ancient fortress E. of Belford, on the coast of Northumberland, now an alms-house.
[Bambouk] (800), a fertile but unhealthy negro territory, with mineral wealth and deposits of gold, W. of Bambarra.
[Bamian`], a high-lying valley in Afghanistan, 8500 ft. above sea-level; out of the rocks on its N. side, full of caves, are hewn huge figures of Buddha, one of them 173 ft. high, all of ancient date.
[Bampton Lectures], annual lectures on Christian subjects, eight in number, for the endowment of which John Bampton, canon of Salisbury, left property which yields a revenue worth £200 a year.
[Banbury], a market-town in Oxfordshire, celebrated for its cross and its cakes.
[Banca] (80), an island in the Eastern Archipelago, belonging to the Dutch, with an unhealthy climate; rich in tin, worked by Chinese.
[Bancroft, George], an American statesman, diplomatist, and historian, born in Massachusetts; his chief work "The History of the United States," issued finally in six vols., and a faithful account (1800-1891).