The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Latest Edition. A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 11. köideDay Otis Kellogg, Thomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith Werner, 1902 |
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... town is for the most part laid out in an open and lightsome manner , and like the other towns of Holland is ... town - house , with a fine Gothic façade , founded in 1449 , but rebuilt in 1690 , the weigh - house , the house of ...
... town is for the most part laid out in an open and lightsome manner , and like the other towns of Holland is ... town - house , with a fine Gothic façade , founded in 1449 , but rebuilt in 1690 , the weigh - house , the house of ...
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... TOWN , the metropolis of the eastern dis tricts of the Cape Colony , South Africa , is situated in the division of Albany , 80 miles inland from Algoa Bay , 40 miles inland from Port Alfred , and 600 miles from Cape Town . In 1812 the ...
... TOWN , the metropolis of the eastern dis tricts of the Cape Colony , South Africa , is situated in the division of Albany , 80 miles inland from Algoa Bay , 40 miles inland from Port Alfred , and 600 miles from Cape Town . In 1812 the ...
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... town of Párkány on the left bank of the Danube by means of a bridge of boats . Gran is one of the oldest towns of Hungary , and is famous as the birthplace of St Stephen , the first prince crowned " apostolic king " of Hungary . During ...
... town of Párkány on the left bank of the Danube by means of a bridge of boats . Gran is one of the oldest towns of Hungary , and is famous as the birthplace of St Stephen , the first prince crowned " apostolic king " of Hungary . During ...
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... town still retain much of the Moorish style , but the modern part is somewhat commonplace . It contains several squares , of which the most remarkable is the Bibarrambla , where tournaments were formerly held . There is also a beautiful ...
... town still retain much of the Moorish style , but the modern part is somewhat commonplace . It contains several squares , of which the most remarkable is the Bibarrambla , where tournaments were formerly held . There is also a beautiful ...
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... town of Caltagirone on the road to Catania . It lies on the side of Sicily , in the province of Catania , about 8 miles from along with the town itself , was formerly a fief of the a hill , the summit of which is crowned by a castle ...
... town of Caltagirone on the road to Catania . It lies on the side of Sicily , in the province of Catania , about 8 miles from along with the town itself , was formerly a fief of the a hill , the summit of which is crowned by a castle ...
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