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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... Picturesque Caen Due east of St. Lo is Caen . It is now a picturesque pro- vincial town of 40,000 souls , but when the English took it in 1346 it was described as a " city greater than any in England , save London . " It was the burial ...
... Picturesque Caen Due east of St. Lo is Caen . It is now a picturesque pro- vincial town of 40,000 souls , but when the English took it in 1346 it was described as a " city greater than any in England , save London . " It was the burial ...
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... Picturesque Legend Following the main line we come to a mysterious monument known as Kbur - ar - Roumia , or the Tomb of the Christian Woman . It is a vast circular heap of stones , decorated with sixty Ionic columns and four mock doors ...
... Picturesque Legend Following the main line we come to a mysterious monument known as Kbur - ar - Roumia , or the Tomb of the Christian Woman . It is a vast circular heap of stones , decorated with sixty Ionic columns and four mock doors ...
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... picturesque wooded dells to wide , desolate stretches of moorland . The illustration shows a picturesque old structure of granite slabs . rock , contain many wonderful old wines ; several bottles. DARTMOOR : POST BRIDGE . Across the ...
... picturesque wooded dells to wide , desolate stretches of moorland . The illustration shows a picturesque old structure of granite slabs . rock , contain many wonderful old wines ; several bottles. DARTMOOR : POST BRIDGE . Across the ...
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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