A Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the Various Countries, Places, and Principal Natural Objects in the World, Volume 1 |
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... Asia , of the Inland Navigation , Railways , & c . of Great Britain and Ireland , and of the British Possessions in North America , will be found to be particularly valuable . To prevent misapprehension , it may be as well to add , that ...
... Asia , of the Inland Navigation , Railways , & c . of Great Britain and Ireland , and of the British Possessions in North America , will be found to be particularly valuable . To prevent misapprehension , it may be as well to add , that ...
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... Asia , Anatolia , cap . Sangiack Teké - ili , on the gulph of the same name , near the mouth of the Douden - sou , lat . 36 ° 52 ′ 15 ′′ N. , long . 30 ° 45 ′ 3 ′ E. Pop . 8,000 ( ? ) two thirds Turks and one third Greeks . It is finely ...
... Asia , Anatolia , cap . Sangiack Teké - ili , on the gulph of the same name , near the mouth of the Douden - sou , lat . 36 ° 52 ′ 15 ′′ N. , long . 30 ° 45 ′ 3 ′ E. Pop . 8,000 ( ? ) two thirds Turks and one third Greeks . It is finely ...
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... Asia inhabited by the Affghan nation ; and , sometimes , to a kingdom of which that country formed the principal part . In the latter sense , the boundaries of Affghanistan have been subject to the same political changes which have ...
... Asia inhabited by the Affghan nation ; and , sometimes , to a kingdom of which that country formed the principal part . In the latter sense , the boundaries of Affghanistan have been subject to the same political changes which have ...
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... Asia . of a great number of tribes , who claim a. Agriculture is in the same rude state as in Persia and most Asiatic countries . The soil is broken by a crooked log of wood , sometimes shod with iron , which is generally dragged by oxen ...
... Asia . of a great number of tribes , who claim a. Agriculture is in the same rude state as in Persia and most Asiatic countries . The soil is broken by a crooked log of wood , sometimes shod with iron , which is generally dragged by oxen ...
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... Asia . It is separated from the former by the Mediter- ranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar ; the two continents approaching at the latter within about 10 m . of each other . It is separated from Asia by the Red Sea , at whose ...
... Asia . It is separated from the former by the Mediter- ranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar ; the two continents approaching at the latter within about 10 m . of each other . It is separated from Asia by the Red Sea , at whose ...
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