A dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world, Volume 1 |
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... traversed by the Aar , whence it de- rives its name , and by its important tributaries the Reuss and Limmat . The country is well cultivated , and the produce of wheat and other grain exceeds the consump- tion there are numerous ...
... traversed by the Aar , whence it de- rives its name , and by its important tributaries the Reuss and Limmat . The country is well cultivated , and the produce of wheat and other grain exceeds the consump- tion there are numerous ...
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... traversed throughout its whole extent by the Apennines , and has some of their highest summits . Monte Corno , surnamed Il Gran Sasso , or the Great Rock , rises to the height of 9,527 feet above the level of the sea , Monte Majella to ...
... traversed throughout its whole extent by the Apennines , and has some of their highest summits . Monte Corno , surnamed Il Gran Sasso , or the Great Rock , rises to the height of 9,527 feet above the level of the sea , Monte Majella to ...
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... traversed it from north to south , visiting the provinces of Amhara , Schoa , and Efat . Pacz , Almeyda , Lobo , and several others successively undertook journeys into Abyssinia . Paez , who resided in the country from 1603 till his ...
... traversed it from north to south , visiting the provinces of Amhara , Schoa , and Efat . Pacz , Almeyda , Lobo , and several others successively undertook journeys into Abyssinia . Paez , who resided in the country from 1603 till his ...
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... coast of Africa , belonging to the Ashantees , nearly under the meridian of Greenwich . The English , Dutch , and Danes have forts at Acra . Having traversed that province it passes Sondrio , enters the 10 ACRA . ACAPULCO .
... coast of Africa , belonging to the Ashantees , nearly under the meridian of Greenwich . The English , Dutch , and Danes have forts at Acra . Having traversed that province it passes Sondrio , enters the 10 ACRA . ACAPULCO .
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John Ramsay M'Culloch. Having traversed that province it passes Sondrio , enters the lake of Como near its northern and issues from its southern extremity , and passing Lodi and Pizzighettone , falls into the Po 6 m . W. Cremona ...
John Ramsay M'Culloch. Having traversed that province it passes Sondrio , enters the lake of Como near its northern and issues from its southern extremity , and passing Lodi and Pizzighettone , falls into the Po 6 m . W. Cremona ...
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