Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. (1899)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, Pa., A. J. Holman & Co · leaf 688
44 mileswithin the circle. As the port is closed by ice during the winter, the line isto be extended to the Atlantic coast at Ofoten, 6)9° north latitude, where theinfluence of the Gulf Stream keeps the ports open. This end of the line willbe 130 miles north of the Arctic Circle. The countries of… … 650 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIXTB CENTURY Joppa) to Jerusalem, 54 miles (1892); the other is from Beirut to Damascus,70 miles. British interests have long advocated an all-rail-to-lndia pro-ject. The line would start opposite Constantinople, pass down the Euphratesvalley, across Persia, and…
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