The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... trees even overhanging the precipices until their foliage was splashed by the Atlantic foam . This vegetation has now been almost entirely destroyed , and the appear- ance of the country , now so bleak and bare , would scarcely lead any ...
... trees even overhanging the precipices until their foliage was splashed by the Atlantic foam . This vegetation has now been almost entirely destroyed , and the appear- ance of the country , now so bleak and bare , would scarcely lead any ...
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... Trees are as impossible of growth in this northern area of the continent as they are in the region of steppes bordering the Caspian and the Black Sea , on account of the absence , not of heat , but of moisture . But immediately south of ...
... Trees are as impossible of growth in this northern area of the continent as they are in the region of steppes bordering the Caspian and the Black Sea , on account of the absence , not of heat , but of moisture . But immediately south of ...
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... trees that they destroy them when young . At all events , in the plateaux one sees little timber until a height is reached , where the trees , being too difficult to get at , have been allowed to grow in comparative peace . However , in ...
... trees that they destroy them when young . At all events , in the plateaux one sees little timber until a height is reached , where the trees , being too difficult to get at , have been allowed to grow in comparative peace . However , in ...
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CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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