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 43
... huge awning all over the arena in Roman times . Photo : E. N. A. PONT DU GARD . The most imposing construction which remains from Roman times . It is part of a huge aqueduct built then to bring water to Nimes from springs twenty - five ...
... huge awning all over the arena in Roman times . Photo : E. N. A. PONT DU GARD . The most imposing construction which remains from Roman times . It is part of a huge aqueduct built then to bring water to Nimes from springs twenty - five ...
Page 85
... huge toasting - fork with which the executioner used to stir the fire , like some devil in a primitive picture , when the victims were burnt alive . There is also a strange old picture representing a headsman's sword - blade being ...
... huge toasting - fork with which the executioner used to stir the fire , like some devil in a primitive picture , when the victims were burnt alive . There is also a strange old picture representing a headsman's sword - blade being ...
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... huge masses of earth and stones and becoming no longer white and beautiful but dirty and ugly in its cruelty , with the trees in its clutch splintered and broken by tearing and crush- ing and grinding among huge boulders . The sliding ...
... huge masses of earth and stones and becoming no longer white and beautiful but dirty and ugly in its cruelty , with the trees in its clutch splintered and broken by tearing and crush- ing and grinding among huge boulders . The sliding ...
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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