Museum Americanum, Or, Select Antiquities, Curiosities, Beauties, and Varieties, of Nature and Art, in AmericaG. & W.B. Whittaker, W. Baynes and Son, and T. Blanshard, 1823 - Всего страниц: 346 |
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... leaving a round hole at the joint for the recep- tion of a handle , the two ends being nicely welded to- gether , terminated by a cutting edge . Many others of a similar description have been found at different times and places , but as ...
... leaving a round hole at the joint for the recep- tion of a handle , the two ends being nicely welded to- gether , terminated by a cutting edge . Many others of a similar description have been found at different times and places , but as ...
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... leave of the subject without observ- ing , that had common attention , and but a small portion of curiosity existed in the minds of the earlier settlers of Kentucky , and in those of the western country gener ally , we should , no doubt ...
... leave of the subject without observ- ing , that had common attention , and but a small portion of curiosity existed in the minds of the earlier settlers of Kentucky , and in those of the western country gener ally , we should , no doubt ...
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... leaving the soil of France , long prior to the expedition of 1524 , and trusting to their fortune , may have been conducted safely to the forests of America ; where , finding a country , lovely beyond description , abounding with every ...
... leaving the soil of France , long prior to the expedition of 1524 , and trusting to their fortune , may have been conducted safely to the forests of America ; where , finding a country , lovely beyond description , abounding with every ...
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... leave of the embryo metropolis , descending its beautiful river , the view of which , my last , from the city , was intended to convey some idea of . It flows through a bold country , much diversified , its banks de- corated with ...
... leave of the embryo metropolis , descending its beautiful river , the view of which , my last , from the city , was intended to convey some idea of . It flows through a bold country , much diversified , its banks de- corated with ...
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... leave it , being unable to get it on the hill on which the castle was situated . Between each wall of the castle there was a space of twenty - five or thirty feet , which was filled up with earth , and every wall had a breast work on ...
... leave it , being unable to get it on the hill on which the castle was situated . Between each wall of the castle there was a space of twenty - five or thirty feet , which was filled up with earth , and every wall had a breast work on ...
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