The morning land [sketches of Turkey, the Holy land, and Egypt].Macmillan & Company, 1870 |
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... map it possesses squares , boulevards , theatres , churches , and streets without end . In reality , its half- finished rows of houses end for the present in the desert . Still , there is room enough to build a city at the mouth of the ...
... map it possesses squares , boulevards , theatres , churches , and streets without end . In reality , its half- finished rows of houses end for the present in the desert . Still , there is room enough to build a city at the mouth of the ...
الصفحة 97
... map states , and the statement is true , though not in the sense which the words would convey to ordinary appre- hension . Lake Menzaleh is the largest of the sheets of water with which the charts of the isthmus are studded over ; but ...
... map states , and the statement is true , though not in the sense which the words would convey to ordinary appre- hension . Lake Menzaleh is the largest of the sheets of water with which the charts of the isthmus are studded over ; but ...
الصفحة 99
... map , is in reality almost dried up , and therefore the construction of the Canal was compara- tively easy , the sand not being immersed in water as was the case in Lake Menzaleh . In the section which H 2 BEFORE THE OPENING . 99.
... map , is in reality almost dried up , and therefore the construction of the Canal was compara- tively easy , the sand not being immersed in water as was the case in Lake Menzaleh . In the section which H 2 BEFORE THE OPENING . 99.
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... map , and in which vessels are to take refuge if any difficulty arise about passing ships going in a contrary direction , exist upon paper only ; and the only place where the steam dredges , or for that matter any other craft , can now ...
... map , and in which vessels are to take refuge if any difficulty arise about passing ships going in a contrary direction , exist upon paper only ; and the only place where the steam dredges , or for that matter any other craft , can now ...
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... Maps , and Illustrations . Third Edition . 8vo . 21s . A NARRATIVE OF A YEAR'S JOURNEY THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARABIA , 1862-3 . By WILLIAM GIFFORD PALGRAVE . Fifth and Cheaper Edition , with Map , Plans , and Portrait of Author ...
... Maps , and Illustrations . Third Edition . 8vo . 21s . A NARRATIVE OF A YEAR'S JOURNEY THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARABIA , 1862-3 . By WILLIAM GIFFORD PALGRAVE . Fifth and Cheaper Edition , with Map , Plans , and Portrait of Author ...
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