The Gold-mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities: A Fortnight's Tour in North-western ArabiaC.K. Paul & Company, 1878 - 395 pagini |
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... latter is undoubtedly built upon the site , and partly with the materials , variegated marbles , of ancient Pharos . The engineering operation would be made easy by running a tramway from the old Necro- polis and quarries of Maks ( Mex ) ...
... latter is undoubtedly built upon the site , and partly with the materials , variegated marbles , of ancient Pharos . The engineering operation would be made easy by running a tramway from the old Necro- polis and quarries of Maks ( Mex ) ...
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... latter enthroned themselves at Stambul , Turkey would not now have been a hopeless bankrupt . The one carriage - road of Syria , connecting capital and coast , was built and is held by French specula- * Before 1863 there were only two ...
... latter enthroned themselves at Stambul , Turkey would not now have been a hopeless bankrupt . The one carriage - road of Syria , connecting capital and coast , was built and is held by French specula- * Before 1863 there were only two ...
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... latter figure , the amount of land cultivated in the palmiest days of Egypt , is about equal to that of Belgium , the smallest State in Europe ( = 29,455 ) . Applying to the 29,400 square kilomètres of Egypt the usual figure which the ...
... latter figure , the amount of land cultivated in the palmiest days of Egypt , is about equal to that of Belgium , the smallest State in Europe ( = 29,455 ) . Applying to the 29,400 square kilomètres of Egypt the usual figure which the ...
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... latter , Egypt num- bered seven millions of souls , which Josephus increases to seven and a half millions . Champollion calculated that the Nile - Valley of his time could support six to seven millions . Lane proposes eight , and I ...
... latter , Egypt num- bered seven millions of souls , which Josephus increases to seven and a half millions . Champollion calculated that the Nile - Valley of his time could support six to seven millions . Lane proposes eight , and I ...
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... latter , also sadly reduced to serve for build- ing purposes , is approached by gate - keepers ' lodges of the châlet - type ; the pleasure - water is provided with boats and with wheel - canoes paddled by the feet ; the turf is ...
... latter , also sadly reduced to serve for build- ing purposes , is approached by gate - keepers ' lodges of the châlet - type ; the pleasure - water is provided with boats and with wheel - canoes paddled by the feet ; the turf is ...
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The Gold-mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities: A Fortnight's Tour ... Sir Richard Francis Burton Vizualizare completă - 1878 |
The Gold-mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities: A Fortnight's Tour ... Sir Richard Francis Burton Vizualizare completă - 1878 |
The Gold-mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities: A Fortnight's Tour ... Sir Richard Francis Burton Vizualizare completă - 1878 |
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