Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 99
... built by Agrippa , and the Coliseum by the Flavian Emperors . It is very difficult , however , to realise that they were built between five and six thousand years ago . " Great was the antiquity of Thebes before European history begins ...
... built by Agrippa , and the Coliseum by the Flavian Emperors . It is very difficult , however , to realise that they were built between five and six thousand years ago . " Great was the antiquity of Thebes before European history begins ...
Page 198
... built by merchants and nobles . It was the only way they could spend their money , for none but the king's relatives dared to erect handsome houses for themselves . Since the annexation many of the nobles have built town houses ...
... built by merchants and nobles . It was the only way they could spend their money , for none but the king's relatives dared to erect handsome houses for themselves . Since the annexation many of the nobles have built town houses ...
Page 208
... built in the style of an Italian palace , is well adorned with statues , and , like many things in Munich , was built with an eye to future development . It would accommodate 2,000,000 volumes . It contains , however , 800,000 volumes ...
... built in the style of an Italian palace , is well adorned with statues , and , like many things in Munich , was built with an eye to future development . It would accommodate 2,000,000 volumes . It contains , however , 800,000 volumes ...
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CaliforniaSir Francis DrakeThe Spanish GalleonsThe Franciscan MissionsIndians Converted and Dying | 1 |
Plan of San Francisco | 9 |
The City Hall | 16 |
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