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 14
... latter northwards it has been partially filled up by the deposits brought down by the Po and the Adige , and is edged by lagoons , marshes , and shoals . On the E. side its coasts are generally high , steep , and rocky , and are broken ...
... latter northwards it has been partially filled up by the deposits brought down by the Po and the Adige , and is edged by lagoons , marshes , and shoals . On the E. side its coasts are generally high , steep , and rocky , and are broken ...
Page 21
... latter was situated a good deal further W. Ac- cording to the Turkish annals , it was founded by Aladdin , one of the Seljuckian sultans . It was the patrimony of Othman , the founder of the Turkish empire , of which it has ever since ...
... latter was situated a good deal further W. Ac- cording to the Turkish annals , it was founded by Aladdin , one of the Seljuckian sultans . It was the patrimony of Othman , the founder of the Turkish empire , of which it has ever since ...
Page 31
... latter being , in many parts , so highly prized and so scarce as to be employed to per- form the functions of money . This necessary article is found in various places in the desert , while dates are found in the greatest abundance all ...
... latter being , in many parts , so highly prized and so scarce as to be employed to per- form the functions of money . This necessary article is found in various places in the desert , while dates are found in the greatest abundance all ...
Page 51
... latter , called the Race of Alderney , is dangerous in stormy weather from the strength and rapidity of the tides . This island is about 3 m . in length by m . in breadth , and had in 1831 a pop . of 1,045 . It is a dependency of ...
... latter , called the Race of Alderney , is dangerous in stormy weather from the strength and rapidity of the tides . This island is about 3 m . in length by m . in breadth , and had in 1831 a pop . of 1,045 . It is a dependency of ...
Page 56
... latter on the Pliny , Histi Nat . , lib . 37. ยง 4. ) have been found N. side of the greater Atlas ; they consist partly in the sands of the Wad - el - Kammel that runs of a light oozy soil , as dangerous as quicksands by Constantine ...
... latter on the Pliny , Histi Nat . , lib . 37. ยง 4. ) have been found N. side of the greater Atlas ; they consist partly in the sands of the Wad - el - Kammel that runs of a light oozy soil , as dangerous as quicksands by Constantine ...
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