The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... late years discovered its merits , and hence the number of wan thin faces which may be met with at every step during the winter months . The vicinity is dotted with elegant villas , and the population , at present numbering over 73,000 ...
... late years discovered its merits , and hence the number of wan thin faces which may be met with at every step during the winter months . The vicinity is dotted with elegant villas , and the population , at present numbering over 73,000 ...
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Robert Brown. late years it has been fast shoaling up with sand , and requires constant dredging to keep it open . The ... late , have done more to extend the reputation of their country in West Africa by their trans - continental travels ...
Robert Brown. late years it has been fast shoaling up with sand , and requires constant dredging to keep it open . The ... late , have done more to extend the reputation of their country in West Africa by their trans - continental travels ...
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... late years . As a missionary field it is absorbing to an important section of the community . But its political and commercial relations are trifling , and to us even more trifling than to the other European nations . For while in ...
... late years . As a missionary field it is absorbing to an important section of the community . But its political and commercial relations are trifling , and to us even more trifling than to the other European nations . For while in ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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