A dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world, Volume 1 |
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Page 1
... considerable amount of shipping and trade : principal exports corn , flour , fish , butter , spirits , & c . Formerly it was accessible to large vessels ; but owing to the gradual filling up of the channel of the Lymfiord , it is now ...
... considerable amount of shipping and trade : principal exports corn , flour , fish , butter , spirits , & c . Formerly it was accessible to large vessels ; but owing to the gradual filling up of the channel of the Lymfiord , it is now ...
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... considerable traffic . The trade , now occupying above 100 barges , would be much increased if the navigation were improved . A few small craft go 24 m . higher , as far as Villabella ; but the stream is rapid , and the bed much impeded ...
... considerable traffic . The trade , now occupying above 100 barges , would be much increased if the navigation were improved . A few small craft go 24 m . higher , as far as Villabella ; but the stream is rapid , and the bed much impeded ...
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... considerable share of power . ( We are indebted for this valuable article to J. B. Fraser , Esq . , the celebrated ... considerable size , break through the rocks along the coast . It would seem that on the western side of the con ...
... considerable share of power . ( We are indebted for this valuable article to J. B. Fraser , Esq . , the celebrated ... considerable size , break through the rocks along the coast . It would seem that on the western side of the con ...
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... considerable progress in the common arts of life , but they have no indigenous literature . With the exceptions now mentioned , the rest of the African continent may be said to be peo - inches high . They are remarkable for their pled ...
... considerable progress in the common arts of life , but they have no indigenous literature . With the exceptions now mentioned , the rest of the African continent may be said to be peo - inches high . They are remarkable for their pled ...
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... considerable num- cans have made little progress in the arts . ber of the more advanced Negro nations . Its the more laborious occupations are devolved on introduction has been , perhaps , the greatest females ; and in some parts the ...
... considerable num- cans have made little progress in the arts . ber of the more advanced Negro nations . Its the more laborious occupations are devolved on introduction has been , perhaps , the greatest females ; and in some parts the ...
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