The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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... various correspondents , I propose to devote some space to a consideration of the various routes which have been proposed , taking as the basis of my observations a recent report of Admiral Amman , of the United States Navy . * I do ...
... various correspondents , I propose to devote some space to a consideration of the various routes which have been proposed , taking as the basis of my observations a recent report of Admiral Amman , of the United States Navy . * I do ...
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... various parts of Northern and Central Europe , and resemble their progenitors in the length of their legs , and the development of their tusk . The skull , however , has become higher and broader , and their tusks are not so large , and ...
... various parts of Northern and Central Europe , and resemble their progenitors in the length of their legs , and the development of their tusk . The skull , however , has become higher and broader , and their tusks are not so large , and ...
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... various Darlings , and various Bourkes , and Gipps Land in Victoria , and Fitzroy River in Queensland , and Port Denison , quite in the north , and the town of Young , and the River Murray - and Belmore Hotels are innumerable . I do not ...
... various Darlings , and various Bourkes , and Gipps Land in Victoria , and Fitzroy River in Queensland , and Port Denison , quite in the north , and the town of Young , and the River Murray - and Belmore Hotels are innumerable . I do not ...
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