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 82
... houses which still remain . The Watermen's House , said to be the finest Gothic Guild - house in Belgium , dates from the sixteenth century , the Grain Mea- surers ' from the seventeenth . The watermen had the privilege of piloting ...
... houses which still remain . The Watermen's House , said to be the finest Gothic Guild - house in Belgium , dates from the sixteenth century , the Grain Mea- surers ' from the seventeenth . The watermen had the privilege of piloting ...
Page 88
... houses have pointed gables and gilded cornices . Here is the Town Hall with its cunning carv- ings and a spire that has been called a miracle of needlework in stone ; also the " King's House , " formerly called the Bread House , where ...
... houses have pointed gables and gilded cornices . Here is the Town Hall with its cunning carv- ings and a spire that has been called a miracle of needlework in stone ; also the " King's House , " formerly called the Bread House , where ...
Page 120
... houses , frequently repainted in black and white , and dour old houses dark with damp and smoke , terminating in odd gables with steps and cranes and pulleys ; -she stands on ninety islands connected by innumerable bridges . She ...
... houses , frequently repainted in black and white , and dour old houses dark with damp and smoke , terminating in odd gables with steps and cranes and pulleys ; -she stands on ninety islands connected by innumerable bridges . She ...
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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