Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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... Capital of Bengal - The Garden of Happiness - Commerce . PATNA . BENARES : -Its Antiquity - Buddhism - The Ghâts- Sacred Bulls - Shrines - Temples and Holy Places - The Monkey Temple - The Burning Ghât - Story of Suttee . ALLAHABAD ...
... Capital of Bengal - The Garden of Happiness - Commerce . PATNA . BENARES : -Its Antiquity - Buddhism - The Ghâts- Sacred Bulls - Shrines - Temples and Holy Places - The Monkey Temple - The Burning Ghât - Story of Suttee . ALLAHABAD ...
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... capital of the new Province of Upper Canada , occupying the ground with troops drawn from Niagara and Queenstown , and causing royal salutes to be fired over the quiet and unvexed bay . When Governor Simcoe came to his new province , he ...
... capital of the new Province of Upper Canada , occupying the ground with troops drawn from Niagara and Queenstown , and causing royal salutes to be fired over the quiet and unvexed bay . When Governor Simcoe came to his new province , he ...
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... CAPITAL OF BENGAL . MURSHIDABAD . 179 Upon the branch of the Ganges known as the Bhagirathi stands Murshidabad , which till 1772 was the capital of Bengal - a grand city , stretching five miles along the river - banks , and two and a ...
... CAPITAL OF BENGAL . MURSHIDABAD . 179 Upon the branch of the Ganges known as the Bhagirathi stands Murshidabad , which till 1772 was the capital of Bengal - a grand city , stretching five miles along the river - banks , and two and a ...
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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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