England to Calcutta, by the overland route, in 1845, by F.W. Simms, ed. by his son [F. Simms].Harrison and Sons, 1878 - 156 páginas |
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... miles in breadth . Trafalgar will ever remain a celebrated name in the annals of naval warfare , for off this cape , on the 21st of October , 1805 , Lord Nelson , with the British Fleet of twenty - seven sail - of - the - line , gained ...
... miles in breadth . Trafalgar will ever remain a celebrated name in the annals of naval warfare , for off this cape , on the 21st of October , 1805 , Lord Nelson , with the British Fleet of twenty - seven sail - of - the - line , gained ...
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... miles in length , and three - fourths of a mile average breadth ; the greatest elevation is about one thousand four hundred and thirty- nine feet above the level of the sea . The ridge or backbone of this promontory runs lengthwise ...
... miles in length , and three - fourths of a mile average breadth ; the greatest elevation is about one thousand four hundred and thirty- nine feet above the level of the sea . The ridge or backbone of this promontory runs lengthwise ...
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... miles in length , which we saw on our way to Citta Vecchia . † We hired a carriage to enable us to see as much as possible of the island during our very limited stay , and first we drove to Citta Vecchia , ‡ began to prosper with the ...
... miles in length , which we saw on our way to Citta Vecchia . † We hired a carriage to enable us to see as much as possible of the island during our very limited stay , and first we drove to Citta Vecchia , ‡ began to prosper with the ...
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Frederick Walter Simms Frederick Simms (M.B.). about seven miles distant . This place was the ancient capital of the island , but is now compara- tively deserted . Here we saw the palace of the early Grand Masters of the Order of St ...
Frederick Walter Simms Frederick Simms (M.B.). about seven miles distant . This place was the ancient capital of the island , but is now compara- tively deserted . Here we saw the palace of the early Grand Masters of the Order of St ...
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... miles . + Gozo , though much smaller , is equally well peopled , having a capital , Rabbatto , the see of a Bishop . Comino is little better than a barren rock , and is uninhabited during a great part of the year ; it has the country ...
... miles . + Gozo , though much smaller , is equally well peopled , having a capital , Rabbatto , the see of a Bishop . Comino is little better than a barren rock , and is uninhabited during a great part of the year ; it has the country ...
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England to Calcutta, by the overland route, in 1845, by F.W. Simms, ed. by ... Frederick Walter Simms Visualização integral - 1878 |
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