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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... banks , people live in barges , nomad fisher - folk catch cod as big as sharks . The fisher- man baits his line , ties it to a stake fixed on the river bank , and on the stake hangs a bell . Then the fisherman hides under the shadow of ...
... banks , people live in barges , nomad fisher - folk catch cod as big as sharks . The fisher- man baits his line , ties it to a stake fixed on the river bank , and on the stake hangs a bell . Then the fisherman hides under the shadow of ...
Page 579
... banks , shops and theatres . There is even a garden suburb with villa - residences and well - wooded avenues . The Diamond Mines Five minutes away from the market - place of Kimberley we suddenly encounter an immense crater some 400 ...
... banks , shops and theatres . There is even a garden suburb with villa - residences and well - wooded avenues . The Diamond Mines Five minutes away from the market - place of Kimberley we suddenly encounter an immense crater some 400 ...
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... banks of Lake Guatavita , whence came legends of El Dorado , " the golden man , " attracting the cupidity of explorers . According to Mr. T. A. Joyce , innumerable sacrificial fires were kindled on the banks , and 1056 The World To - Day.
... banks of Lake Guatavita , whence came legends of El Dorado , " the golden man , " attracting the cupidity of explorers . According to Mr. T. A. Joyce , innumerable sacrificial fires were kindled on the banks , and 1056 The World To - Day.
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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