Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1892 |
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Page xxiv
... town of S. Roque , and 1 m . beyond the ruins of the ancient city of Carteia are passed . 4 m . from S. Roque is an inn , and then a ride through the cork woods of about 4 m . brings the visitor to the Convent of Almorainia and the Long ...
... town of S. Roque , and 1 m . beyond the ruins of the ancient city of Carteia are passed . 4 m . from S. Roque is an inn , and then a ride through the cork woods of about 4 m . brings the visitor to the Convent of Almorainia and the Long ...
Page xxv
... town , designed by one architect , Girolamo Cassar , was completed in May 1571. On the E. side of the great harbour is the town called Citta Vittoriosa . ยท Left of the Strada Reale is St. John's Cathedral , a remarkable church , both ...
... town , designed by one architect , Girolamo Cassar , was completed in May 1571. On the E. side of the great harbour is the town called Citta Vittoriosa . ยท Left of the Strada Reale is St. John's Cathedral , a remarkable church , both ...
Page xxx
... Town itself offers few points of interest . To the N. of the town are the storehouses of the P. & O. Company , the lock which terminates the Fresh - Water Canal , the English Hospital , and , on the heights above , is the chalet of the ...
... Town itself offers few points of interest . To the N. of the town are the storehouses of the P. & O. Company , the lock which terminates the Fresh - Water Canal , the English Hospital , and , on the heights above , is the chalet of the ...
Page xxxi
... town and the harbour , as far as the jetty , which has been built out into the sea to communicate with the new Quarantine lately established on the shore of the gulf for the reception of the pilgrims on their return from Mecca . From ...
... town and the harbour , as far as the jetty , which has been built out into the sea to communicate with the new Quarantine lately established on the shore of the gulf for the reception of the pilgrims on their return from Mecca . From ...
Page xxxii
... town is small , very regularly built , surrounded by a ditch , and defended by round towers at the corners and the gateways . The port mentioned by Strabo lies to the northward , and is nearly filled with sand . Below the hills , to the ...
... town is small , very regularly built , surrounded by a ditch , and defended by round towers at the corners and the gateways . The port mentioned by Strabo lies to the northward , and is nearly filled with sand . Below the hills , to the ...
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