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 S. Low, 1861 - Počet stran: 239 |
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... EASTERN PEDIMENT OF THE CAPITOL , 132 SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE DOME OF THE CAPITOL , 134 WASHINGTON NAVY YARD , 154 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION , 166 EDITOR'S PREFACE . THERE are two exigencies in authorship equally LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, •
... EASTERN PEDIMENT OF THE CAPITOL , 132 SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE DOME OF THE CAPITOL , 134 WASHINGTON NAVY YARD , 154 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION , 166 EDITOR'S PREFACE . THERE are two exigencies in authorship equally LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, •
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... eastern branch of the Potomac . The tide - water of the Potomac ceases at the Little Falls , a romantic succession of cascades , three miles above Georgetown . At the Washington Navy Yard the average . tide rises three feet , the Spring ...
... eastern branch of the Potomac . The tide - water of the Potomac ceases at the Little Falls , a romantic succession of cascades , three miles above Georgetown . At the Washington Navy Yard the average . tide rises three feet , the Spring ...
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... eastern fauna of our country . And this , indeed , is the case . With the exception of those hardy birds fitted by nature to endure . the rigorous climate of the high latitudes , which seldom or never leave the hyperborean regions of ...
... eastern fauna of our country . And this , indeed , is the case . With the exception of those hardy birds fitted by nature to endure . the rigorous climate of the high latitudes , which seldom or never leave the hyperborean regions of ...
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... eastern representatives of those genera known . They are favorite ornaments of fresh - water aquaria . The common " shiner " belongs to this family , and is the Luxilus chrysoleucas of naturalists . The " suckers " belong to a family ...
... eastern representatives of those genera known . They are favorite ornaments of fresh - water aquaria . The common " shiner " belongs to this family , and is the Luxilus chrysoleucas of naturalists . The " suckers " belong to a family ...
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... Eastern Branch , in the valleys between the hills on that side of the river . Conchology , etc. — The conchology of the District is in- teresting , the number ( 86 ) of shells in its fauna being large for so small a tract of country ...
... Eastern Branch , in the valleys between the hills on that side of the river . Conchology , etc. — The conchology of the District is in- teresting , the number ( 86 ) of shells in its fauna being large for so small a tract of country ...
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