The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... Dutch , only to be themselves expelled by the Dutch in 1673. In the following year , the whole island passed by treaty into the possession of the English , who named it New York in honour of the Duke of York ( later , King James II ) ...
... Dutch , only to be themselves expelled by the Dutch in 1673. In the following year , the whole island passed by treaty into the possession of the English , who named it New York in honour of the Duke of York ( later , King James II ) ...
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... DUTCH EAST INDIES § 3 The Colonial Empire of Holland in Asia comprises Sumatra , Java , Madura , Dutch Borneo , Celebes , and the Timor Islands , an equatorial archipelago stretching out like a great bow , 650 miles long , from southern ...
... DUTCH EAST INDIES § 3 The Colonial Empire of Holland in Asia comprises Sumatra , Java , Madura , Dutch Borneo , Celebes , and the Timor Islands , an equatorial archipelago stretching out like a great bow , 650 miles long , from southern ...
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... Dutch Colonial Government . The Dutch inhabitants are rather given to crack- ing whips and loving clattering equipages . The town has a population of 230,000 . It consists of Chinese rabbit warrens , old huddled bazaars , and the official ...
... Dutch Colonial Government . The Dutch inhabitants are rather given to crack- ing whips and loving clattering equipages . The town has a population of 230,000 . It consists of Chinese rabbit warrens , old huddled bazaars , and the official ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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