Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 38
... tomb of Rollo , first Duke of Normandy , described on the tomb as " the first Duke and founder and father of Normandy , of which he was at first the terror and scourge , but afterwards the restorer . " In the opposite chapel is the tomb ...
... tomb of Rollo , first Duke of Normandy , described on the tomb as " the first Duke and founder and father of Normandy , of which he was at first the terror and scourge , but afterwards the restorer . " In the opposite chapel is the tomb ...
Page 192
... tomb . " And he adds , " Holy and profane men , poets , prosers , and practical people , all write of the Taj in the same strain . " You can no more describe it , however , than you can describe Constantinople . Here are some of the ...
... tomb . " And he adds , " Holy and profane men , poets , prosers , and practical people , all write of the Taj in the same strain . " You can no more describe it , however , than you can describe Constantinople . Here are some of the ...
Page 280
... Tomb of the Two Lovers " was destroyed . It was alleged to cover the remains of Herod Antipas , who was exiled to Lyons by Caligula , and the faithful Herodias , who followed him here and died with him . There were other traditions ...
... Tomb of the Two Lovers " was destroyed . It was alleged to cover the remains of Herod Antipas , who was exiled to Lyons by Caligula , and the faithful Herodias , who followed him here and died with him . There were other traditions ...
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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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