Philp's Washington Described: A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia; with Many Notices, Historical, Topographical and Scientific, of the Seat of GovernmentWilliam D'Arcy Haley Philp & Solomons, 1860 - Počet stran: 239 |
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Strana 17
... river bottom which receives the drain from the contigu- ous banks and lands . As we proceed along the east side of the Potomac , from the Capitol toward the north and northwest , the rock first makes its appearance parallel with the river ...
... river bottom which receives the drain from the contigu- ous banks and lands . As we proceed along the east side of the Potomac , from the Capitol toward the north and northwest , the rock first makes its appearance parallel with the river ...
Strana 38
... river margin may be seen some large specimens of American elm and linden . On the rocky bluffs on the south side of the river , and above the Aqueduct , we have , in the early Spring , rich masses of color from the red flowers of the ...
... river margin may be seen some large specimens of American elm and linden . On the rocky bluffs on the south side of the river , and above the Aqueduct , we have , in the early Spring , rich masses of color from the red flowers of the ...
Strana 58
... river to the bend at Mount Vernon , the cities of Alexandria and George- town , and the cultivated fields and blue hills of Maryland and Virginia on either side of the river , the whole consti- tuting a prospect of surpassing beauty and ...
... river to the bend at Mount Vernon , the cities of Alexandria and George- town , and the cultivated fields and blue hills of Maryland and Virginia on either side of the river , the whole consti- tuting a prospect of surpassing beauty and ...
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