Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 98
... plain to the foot of the sandy slope on which the Pyramids stand . It is a pleasant road , too , shaded by lebbek - trees , and revealing glimpses of villages uninteresting in themselves , but picturesque as seen from a distance ...
... plain to the foot of the sandy slope on which the Pyramids stand . It is a pleasant road , too , shaded by lebbek - trees , and revealing glimpses of villages uninteresting in themselves , but picturesque as seen from a distance ...
Page 143
... PLAINS OF ABRAHAM . 143 mountains of Bonhomme and Tonnonthuan , a sight of surpassing splendour when the sunset light ... plain , and each pierced for seven cannon . These venerable and picturesque warders were built seventy years ago ...
... PLAINS OF ABRAHAM . 143 mountains of Bonhomme and Tonnonthuan , a sight of surpassing splendour when the sunset light ... plain , and each pierced for seven cannon . These venerable and picturesque warders were built seventy years ago ...
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... Plains of Abraham , the batteries along the walls kept up a steady fire , although the garrison was in a starving condition . Nevertheless , the British troops established 118 cannon in ramparts on the Plains , and hotly bombarded the ...
... Plains of Abraham , the batteries along the walls kept up a steady fire , although the garrison was in a starving condition . Nevertheless , the British troops established 118 cannon in ramparts on the Plains , and hotly bombarded the ...
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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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