Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 3Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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... miles from the sea . The river , which winds amongst the marshes of the Dutch province of Zeeland for many miles above Flushing , where it falls into the sea , is strongly embanked , and leaves Belgian territory and the province of ...
... miles from the sea . The river , which winds amongst the marshes of the Dutch province of Zeeland for many miles above Flushing , where it falls into the sea , is strongly embanked , and leaves Belgian territory and the province of ...
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... miles south - west of New York , and 136 miles north - east of Washington . The rolling hill - country to the west is included in the municipality , with its scores of suburbs and hamlets , covering an area of 130 square miles , than ...
... miles south - west of New York , and 136 miles north - east of Washington . The rolling hill - country to the west is included in the municipality , with its scores of suburbs and hamlets , covering an area of 130 square miles , than ...
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... miles , and Melbourne , 1,650 miles distant . Queen Street Wharf , about a third of a mile in length , is the largest of several wharves and jetties with facilities and appliances for the loading and unloading of a large number of ...
... miles , and Melbourne , 1,650 miles distant . Queen Street Wharf , about a third of a mile in length , is the largest of several wharves and jetties with facilities and appliances for the loading and unloading of a large number of ...
Contents
JERUSALEM | 1 |
BRUSSELS AND THE CITIES OF BELGIUM | 33 |
The Ancient Navigators The Swedish ColonyWilliam Penn the Founder of the CityThe Dreary Morning | 92 |
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