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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... strange procession - A travellers ' treasure - land - A primitive republic -The most famous siege in history - Zaragoza ( “ Saragossa " ) -Catalonia - Barcelona - A wonderful cathedral - A fine climate - The sacred mountain - A ...
... strange procession - A travellers ' treasure - land - A primitive republic -The most famous siege in history - Zaragoza ( “ Saragossa " ) -Catalonia - Barcelona - A wonderful cathedral - A fine climate - The sacred mountain - A ...
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... strange music of those very long mountain horns with which the cowherds summon and collect their flocks . The cities offer a strange blend of the mediæval and the modern . Amid great federal palaces , universities and museums , big ...
... strange music of those very long mountain horns with which the cowherds summon and collect their flocks . The cities offer a strange blend of the mediæval and the modern . Amid great federal palaces , universities and museums , big ...
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... Strange Salt Mine On the way to Lerida stands one of the natural curiosities of Spain , indeed one of the wonders of Europe , the strange salt mines of Cardona . They consist in a huge mountain of salt , five hundred feet high and three ...
... Strange Salt Mine On the way to Lerida stands one of the natural curiosities of Spain , indeed one of the wonders of Europe , the strange salt mines of Cardona . They consist in a huge mountain of salt , five hundred feet high and three ...
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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