The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General LiteratureWerner Company, 1895 |
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... Canal Par Hedinben Plantage Voorra Bassi stream rising near Moerkapelle . By rail it is 14 miles south - east of The Hague and 44 south of Amsterdam . As defined by its 17th - century fortifications the town was an isosceles triangle ...
... Canal Par Hedinben Plantage Voorra Bassi stream rising near Moerkapelle . By rail it is 14 miles south - east of The Hague and 44 south of Amsterdam . As defined by its 17th - century fortifications the town was an isosceles triangle ...
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... canal from the Scheur ( or northern arm of the Maas ) across the Hoek had been dug . The seaward piers were com- pleted to the originally proposed length of ( together ) 2800 metres , but in 1874 they were prolonged to a total of 4300 ...
... canal from the Scheur ( or northern arm of the Maas ) across the Hoek had been dug . The seaward piers were com- pleted to the originally proposed length of ( together ) 2800 metres , but in 1874 they were prolonged to a total of 4300 ...
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... Canal , and on the Stourbridge branch of the Great Western Railway , 6 miles west of Birmingham . The original village surrounds the parish church , dating from the 13th century , but rebuilt in 1840 with the exception of the tower ...
... Canal , and on the Stourbridge branch of the Great Western Railway , 6 miles west of Birmingham . The original village surrounds the parish church , dating from the 13th century , but rebuilt in 1840 with the exception of the tower ...
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... Canal , 30 miles E.S.E. of Birmingham , and 20 S.S.W. of Leicester . It is a well- built town , with a large number of modern houses erected for private residences . It occupies a gravel site , is well drained , and has a good supply of ...
... Canal , 30 miles E.S.E. of Birmingham , and 20 S.S.W. of Leicester . It is a well- built town , with a large number of modern houses erected for private residences . It occupies a gravel site , is well drained , and has a good supply of ...
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... Canal , which here descends into the Mersey by a succession of locks . The town was made an independent landing port in 1847 , and within recent years large additions have been made to the docks and warehouses . . The town possesses ...
... Canal , which here descends into the Mersey by a succession of locks . The town was made an independent landing port in 1847 , and within recent years large additions have been made to the docks and warehouses . . The town possesses ...
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