A Residence at Constantinople, in the Year 1827: With Notes to the Present TimeDurrie and Peck, 1830 - 384 pages |
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Page 72
... Black sea . About the beginning of the present century an American frigate was permitted to pass the Dardanelles , bearing the tribute of one of the Barbary States to Constantinople . Without some such errand , no armed vessels are ...
... Black sea . About the beginning of the present century an American frigate was permitted to pass the Dardanelles , bearing the tribute of one of the Barbary States to Constantinople . Without some such errand , no armed vessels are ...
Page 93
... sea of Marmora , to where it receives the waters of the Black Sea by the outlet of the Bosphorus , or straits of Constantinople . The Bos- phorus like the straits of the Dardanelles , is to be re- garded as a rapid river , rather than a ...
... sea of Marmora , to where it receives the waters of the Black Sea by the outlet of the Bosphorus , or straits of Constantinople . The Bos- phorus like the straits of the Dardanelles , is to be re- garded as a rapid river , rather than a ...
Page 101
... sea worthy . Ship - build- ing is carried on here extensively , but the vessels are often launched along the Asiatic coast of the Black Sea , and afterwards floated down the Bosphorus , to be fitted up at the navy yard . Within the ...
... sea worthy . Ship - build- ing is carried on here extensively , but the vessels are often launched along the Asiatic coast of the Black Sea , and afterwards floated down the Bosphorus , to be fitted up at the navy yard . Within the ...
Page 102
... Black Sea into the Marmora , at the rate of several miles an hour , increases the labor of communication between Europe and Asia . As you cross over , you pass a tower on a little island , not far from the Scutari point , which has been ...
... Black Sea into the Marmora , at the rate of several miles an hour , increases the labor of communication between Europe and Asia . As you cross over , you pass a tower on a little island , not far from the Scutari point , which has been ...
Page 103
... Black Sea , the white washed castles and batteries take the pla- ces of these kiosks , and the shores become less populous . Most of the foreign Ambassadors and merchants , have their summer residences at Buyuk - dere on the European ...
... Black Sea , the white washed castles and batteries take the pla- ces of these kiosks , and the shores become less populous . Most of the foreign Ambassadors and merchants , have their summer residences at Buyuk - dere on the European ...
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