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Page 64
... mile to the east of the city is the Collegio Alberoni , instituted in 1751 for the education of priests and missionaries . At a distance of about 2 miles in the opposite direction the Trebbia is crossed by a bridge of twenty - three ...
... mile to the east of the city is the Collegio Alberoni , instituted in 1751 for the education of priests and missionaries . At a distance of about 2 miles in the opposite direction the Trebbia is crossed by a bridge of twenty - three ...
Page 79
... miles north of Terranova on the coast . It is a flourishing and populous place ( 17,038 inhabitants in the city and ... mile distant , has a fresco of date 1486 , and other objects of interest . Of the ancient city , which old local ...
... miles north of Terranova on the coast . It is a flourishing and populous place ( 17,038 inhabitants in the city and ... mile distant , has a fresco of date 1486 , and other objects of interest . Of the ancient city , which old local ...
Page 90
... miles in length , and a mile or more in breadth floating on the surface of the sea , of the thickness of brown paper , and so tough as not to be readily torn in pieces . The spawning takes place at two periods of the year , viz . , in ...
... miles in length , and a mile or more in breadth floating on the surface of the sea , of the thickness of brown paper , and so tough as not to be readily torn in pieces . The spawning takes place at two periods of the year , viz . , in ...
Page 92
... miles distant from Tokio . These both belong to the Shingou sect , the earliest introduced into Japan . The Hokke or Nichiren sect make pilgrimages to the monastery of Ikegami near Tokio , and to that at Mount Minobu , about 100 miles ...
... miles distant from Tokio . These both belong to the Shingou sect , the earliest introduced into Japan . The Hokke or Nichiren sect make pilgrimages to the monastery of Ikegami near Tokio , and to that at Mount Minobu , about 100 miles ...
Page 106
... miles by rail south - west of Turin . It is the terminus of the branch railway from Turin by Sangone or Nichellino , and has steam tramways running up to Perosa ( 12 miles ) and south to Saluzzo . Till 1696 it was strongly fortified ...
... miles by rail south - west of Turin . It is the terminus of the branch railway from Turin by Sangone or Nichellino , and has steam tramways running up to Perosa ( 12 miles ) and south to Saluzzo . Till 1696 it was strongly fortified ...
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