The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... various European Powers . After several ineffectual attempts to obtain possession of it , in 1876 the Sultan of Keshin engaged , in consideration of a small annual subsidy paid by Great Britain , not to cede the island to any other ...
... various European Powers . After several ineffectual attempts to obtain possession of it , in 1876 the Sultan of Keshin engaged , in consideration of a small annual subsidy paid by Great Britain , not to cede the island to any other ...
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... various insect - eating mammals . But lions , elephants , and the many large animals which are common on the mainland , are strange to this island , and , from all that is known of its extinct fauna , do not seem ever to have existed on ...
... various insect - eating mammals . But lions , elephants , and the many large animals which are common on the mainland , are strange to this island , and , from all that is known of its extinct fauna , do not seem ever to have existed on ...
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... various colonies of Portugal we have already noticed . For the purpose of protecting them , and also of home defence , not likely to be required , an army of 32,120 men is maintained , and a navy of forty - five rather indifferent ...
... various colonies of Portugal we have already noticed . For the purpose of protecting them , and also of home defence , not likely to be required , an army of 32,120 men is maintained , and a navy of forty - five rather indifferent ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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