Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 86
... passed unless the porter cares to open , and the wayfarer carries a lantern as prescribed by an ancient law . In the ... passing strings of camels and palm - trees , and an Eastern crowd flashing the bright colours of their costumes ...
... passed unless the porter cares to open , and the wayfarer carries a lantern as prescribed by an ancient law . In the ... passing strings of camels and palm - trees , and an Eastern crowd flashing the bright colours of their costumes ...
Page 154
... passed along it , and in front of its old houses have sat rows of proud dames in rich array as kings or princes passed by . Marseilles possesses numerous pleasant promenades and gardens ; there are several well - planted boulevards ...
... passed along it , and in front of its old houses have sat rows of proud dames in rich array as kings or princes passed by . Marseilles possesses numerous pleasant promenades and gardens ; there are several well - planted boulevards ...
Page 200
... passed the commodities procured by the merchants of Venice in Eastern lands , and taken to Innsbruck to be distributed throughout Germany ; and across the duchy also passed the salt from the inexhaustible mines of Salzburg , for the use ...
... passed the commodities procured by the merchants of Venice in Eastern lands , and taken to Innsbruck to be distributed throughout Germany ; and across the duchy also passed the salt from the inexhaustible mines of Salzburg , for the use ...
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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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