The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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Page 120
... contains Rembrandt's " School of Anatomy , " Paul Potter's " Bull , " and Jan Vermeer's " Famous View of Delft . " The picture gallery contains also works by Van Dyck , Teniers , Rubens , and other great painters . The natives are ...
... contains Rembrandt's " School of Anatomy , " Paul Potter's " Bull , " and Jan Vermeer's " Famous View of Delft . " The picture gallery contains also works by Van Dyck , Teniers , Rubens , and other great painters . The natives are ...
Page 195
... contains one of the greatest and most valuable collections in the world , with 4,000 pictures which include Raphael's " Madonna with the Goldfinch , ' and his " Portrait of Pope Julius II " ; Michael Angelo's “ Holy Family " ; Leonardo ...
... contains one of the greatest and most valuable collections in the world , with 4,000 pictures which include Raphael's " Madonna with the Goldfinch , ' and his " Portrait of Pope Julius II " ; Michael Angelo's “ Holy Family " ; Leonardo ...
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... contains innumerable monuments , among which that of the Unknown Warrior now attracts chief sentiment . Those of Fox ... contain the tombs of various old ecclesiastics and actresses . One slab is inscribed " Jane Lister , dear Childe ...
... contains innumerable monuments , among which that of the Unknown Warrior now attracts chief sentiment . Those of Fox ... contain the tombs of various old ecclesiastics and actresses . One slab is inscribed " Jane Lister , dear Childe ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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Abbey Algeria amid ancient arches attracted beautiful béguinage bridge British Bruges buildings built canals capital carved Castle Cathedral centre century charm chief church coast colour crowds dance Donald McLeish Dutch England English Europe famous feet fish Flemish flowers forests France French galleries gardens Ghent Hall harbour hills Holland Holy houses huge hundred India island Italian Italy Kairwan King known lake land live London lovely magnificent mediæval modern Moorish Moors Morocco mountains Naples natives night North palace Paris peasants Photo Photochrom picturesque population province Pyrenees quaint railway remains river rock Roman Rome round ruins saints scene scenery Seville sorts South Spain Spanish sport square miles stands stone strange streets Swiss thousand tion to-day tomb tourists towers town trees Tunis Tunisia valleys vast Venice village W. H. Smith walls wild women wonderful woods Zuider Zee