Ugo Da Carpi

Ugo Da Carpi, an Italian painter and engraver, born in Rome about 1486, died in the second quarter of the 16th century. He is chiefly known as the inventor of a species of engraving on wood, which consists in the use of separate blocks for the dark shadows, the light shadows, and the demi-tints. His prints are slightly executed, but spirited. They are mostly from the works of Raphael and Parmigiano. Bartsch in his "Peintre-Graveur" describes 15 prints attributed to Carpi.

Ugocsa

Ugocsa, a N. E. county of Hungary, in the Trans-Tibiscan circle, bordering on the counties of Bereg, Marmaros, and Szatmar; area, 460 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 67,498, chiefly Ruthenians and Magyars. The N. and E. parts are mountainous. It is intersected by the Theiss. Pastures, forests, and mines abound, and the principal pursuits are cattle raising and fishing. Capital, Nagy-Szdllos.

Ugrims

See Finns.

Uigurs

See Turks.

Uintah

Uintah, the W. county of Wyoming, bounded N. by Montana, S. by Utah, and W. by Utah, Idaho, and Montana; area, about 13,500 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 856. It is crossed by the Rocky mountains, and contains the sources of the Green, Snake, Yellowstone, and Missouri rivers. It contains deposits of coal. The N. portion is occupied by the Yellowstone national park. (See Wyoming.) The Union Pacific railroad crosses the S. part. The Uintah mountains lie along its S; border in Utah, projecting E. from the Wahsatch range. Capital, Evanston.

Ukraine (Pol. Ukraina Border Land)

Ukraine (Pol. Ukraina Border Land), formerly the name of a S. E. province of independent Poland, on both sides of the Dnieper, and bordering on the Tartar territories. In later times it was divided into Polish and Russian Ukraine. Since 1793 it has wholly belonged to Russia, and it is now identical with Little Russia, comprising the governments of Kiev, Tchernigov, Poltava, and Kharkov. (See Cossacks).

Uleaborg

I. The Northernmost LäN Of Finland

Russia The Northernmost LäN Of Finland, bordering on Norway and Sweden; area, 63,955 sq. m.; pop. in 1872, 185,890. It is mountainous, and contains a vast number of lakes and marshes, including Lake Enare. On account of its high latitude, it is little fitted for agriculture. The chief product •is berries. The main pursuits are fishing and bird catching.

II. A Town, Capital Of The Ian

Capital Of The Ian A Town, on a peninsula at the mouth of the Ulea (Swed. Uled) in the gulf of Bothnia, 330 m. N. of Helsingfors; pop. in 1867, 7,602. It has a lighthouse, a fine church, and much industry and trade, in which it ranks next to Abo. On an adjacent island is the old castle of Uleaborg. In 1854 an English fleet destroyed much national Russian property at Uleaborg, as well as at Brahestad, in the same province.

Ulema (The Arabic Plural Of Alim A Learned Man)

Ulema (The Arabic Plural Of Alim A Learned Man), the collective name of the body of learned men in Turkey. In a general sense ulema are persons who are learned in both law and divinity. They form a distinct body in Constantinople, whose office is to watch over the correct interpretation of the Koran and the right application of its teachings to law and polity. The head of the ulema is the grand mufti or sheikh ul-islam; next to him come the kaziaskiers, of whom there is one for Europe and one for Asia; the third class are the mollahs, the superior judges in the provinces; and after them are the cadis and the common muftis. (See Cadi, and Mufti.) The kaziaskiers have a voice and vote in the divan, and all cadis are appointed by and subject to them.