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 7
... runs nearly parallel to the Tacazze . In the dry season it loses itself in the sand ; but Bruce says that in the rainy season it continues its course till it unites with the Tacazze . The Hamazo and Hawash run E. in the direction of the ...
... runs nearly parallel to the Tacazze . In the dry season it loses itself in the sand ; but Bruce says that in the rainy season it continues its course till it unites with the Tacazze . The Hamazo and Hawash run E. in the direction of the ...
Page 14
... runs in a large and frequently very broad valley from that city to the Indus , which it enters at Attock . It sepa- rates the mountains of Hindoo - Coosh from those to the southward , which , originating in the huge peak of Speengur or ...
... runs in a large and frequently very broad valley from that city to the Indus , which it enters at Attock . It sepa- rates the mountains of Hindoo - Coosh from those to the southward , which , originating in the huge peak of Speengur or ...
Page 15
... runs through a poorly watered and ill cultivated district , till , to the westward of Kandahar , it is joined by the Urgundâb , and both fall into the great river Helmund . of Kandahar is fertile and highly cultivated , but The district ...
... runs through a poorly watered and ill cultivated district , till , to the westward of Kandahar , it is joined by the Urgundâb , and both fall into the great river Helmund . of Kandahar is fertile and highly cultivated , but The district ...
Page 22
... runs off in an E. N. E. and W. N. W. direction . The former con- stitutes the isthmus of Suez , and reaches to the ... run from Kahira W. N. W. to the Arabs ' Gulph , where they ap- proach the Mediterranean near the Arabs ' Tower ( 310 N ...
... runs off in an E. N. E. and W. N. W. direction . The former con- stitutes the isthmus of Suez , and reaches to the ... run from Kahira W. N. W. to the Arabs ' Gulph , where they ap- proach the Mediterranean near the Arabs ' Tower ( 310 N ...
Page 40
... runs to- wards Benin . Here the natives were almost entirely clothed in the manufactures of Europe , and had fleets of large canoes adorned with European articles . The travellers , however , were made prisoners , and carried down to ...
... runs to- wards Benin . Here the natives were almost entirely clothed in the manufactures of Europe , and had fleets of large canoes adorned with European articles . The travellers , however , were made prisoners , and carried down to ...
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