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but the firft in goodnefs of foil. This ifland rifes higher than that of Zealand, and is feparated from it by an arm of the fea, which, on account of its breadth, is called the GREAT BELT, to diftinguish it from another fmaller channel, that divides it from Jutland, and is called the LESSER BELT. Corn, pafture, and fruits grow plentifully in this ifland, which prefents the moft delightful appearance. In the middle of a vaft plain ftands ODENSEE, the capital of the province; and feven towns lefs confiderable adorn the fea-coafts at almoft equal diſtances.
The ifles of LALAND and FALSTRIA yield not much in point of fertility to Funen, being both of them famous for their fine wheat: but the latter of thefe produces alfo fruits in fuch abundance, that one may juftly call it the Orchard of Denmark. Amidft the multitude of leffer iflands, that are fcattered round the principal ones, there are few which do not fupply their inhabitants with neceffaries, and even afford them an overplus for traffic. LANGLAND hath plenty of fine corn-fields. BORNHOLM, MONA, and SAMSOE have excellent paftures. AMAC is found very proper for pulfe, and is become a fruitful garden under the hands of thofe induftrious Flemings, who were brought hither by queen Elizabeth,
