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 97
... travellers must cross again and again in boats in order to advance . A Lovely Spot Almost surrounded by a loop of the river is the Castle of Bouillon , which gives an idea of the immense strength of media- VOL . 1-7 val fortresses ...
... travellers must cross again and again in boats in order to advance . A Lovely Spot Almost surrounded by a loop of the river is the Castle of Bouillon , which gives an idea of the immense strength of media- VOL . 1-7 val fortresses ...
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... travellers have trod for centuries to Italy , branching off into three moun- tain passes of which the Great St. Bernard is the most famous . As the road to Rome , it always attracted countless pilgrims ; it was crossed twenty times by ...
... travellers have trod for centuries to Italy , branching off into three moun- tain passes of which the Great St. Bernard is the most famous . As the road to Rome , it always attracted countless pilgrims ; it was crossed twenty times by ...
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... Travellers ' Treasure - Land The Spanish Pyrenees are a secret treasure - land for the traveller , especially the north of the old kingdom of Aragon , hitherto visited only by smugglers , hunters and wild game . It is virgin soil for ...
... Travellers ' Treasure - Land The Spanish Pyrenees are a secret treasure - land for the traveller , especially the north of the old kingdom of Aragon , hitherto visited only by smugglers , hunters and wild game . It is virgin soil for ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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