Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 243
... vast surrounding spaces , it is seen under a smaller angle of vision . The place in which it stands is so vast in its dimensions - the houses around are so high and massive , that even this giant requires its 150 feet not to disappear ...
... vast surrounding spaces , it is seen under a smaller angle of vision . The place in which it stands is so vast in its dimensions - the houses around are so high and massive , that even this giant requires its 150 feet not to disappear ...
Page 312
... vast blank walls extending to a cathedral's height , looking very dry and dusty , and covered with dejected and melancholy roofs . Withal , it is impossible to avoid them , so hugely do they tower over the tributary city , of which they ...
... vast blank walls extending to a cathedral's height , looking very dry and dusty , and covered with dejected and melancholy roofs . Withal , it is impossible to avoid them , so hugely do they tower over the tributary city , of which they ...
Page 314
... vast Western prairies are in the main treeless , and equally devoid of building stone ; and the larger part of the lumber used in constructing their villages and farm - houses is carried out from Chicago , returning on the same railway ...
... vast Western prairies are in the main treeless , and equally devoid of building stone ; and the larger part of the lumber used in constructing their villages and farm - houses is carried out from Chicago , returning on the same railway ...
Contents
CaliforniaSir Francis DrakeThe Spanish GalleonsThe Franciscan MissionsIndians Converted and Dying | 1 |
Plan of San Francisco | 9 |
The City Hall | 16 |
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