A New System of Modern Geography, Or, A View of the Present State of the WorldGeorge Clark, 1822 - 676 pages |
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... houses , and that which is used for fuel is principally drift - wood , which floats in great quantities near the shore , and is picked up by the boats . The food of the Greenlanders is derived principally from seals , birds , and fishes ...
... houses , and that which is used for fuel is principally drift - wood , which floats in great quantities near the shore , and is picked up by the boats . The food of the Greenlanders is derived principally from seals , birds , and fishes ...
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... houses . The population of the city , in 1818 , was 15,257 . The country around Quebec presents a most sublime and beautiful scenery . Montreal is situated on the east side of an island in the St. Law- rence , at the head of ship ...
... houses . The population of the city , in 1818 , was 15,257 . The country around Quebec presents a most sublime and beautiful scenery . Montreal is situated on the east side of an island in the St. Law- rence , at the head of ship ...
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... houses , established by the English . Here the Indians bring the furs of the animals which they kill in hunting , and sell them for blankets , guns , powder , beads , & c . The fur trade is carried on by two companies of merchants ; the ...
... houses , established by the English . Here the Indians bring the furs of the animals which they kill in hunting , and sell them for blankets , guns , powder , beads , & c . The fur trade is carried on by two companies of merchants ; the ...
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... houses in the older part of the city are plain , and the streets generally narrow and crooked , but in West Boston ... house , which is built on elevated ground , and commands a fine view of the sur- rounding country ; the new court ...
... houses in the older part of the city are plain , and the streets generally narrow and crooked , but in West Boston ... house , which is built on elevated ground , and commands a fine view of the sur- rounding country ; the new court ...
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... houses are generally built of wood , but many of those recently erected are handsome edifices of brick . Among the public buildings are a court house , alms- house , market house , 3 banks , a museum belonging to the East- India Marine ...
... houses are generally built of wood , but many of those recently erected are handsome edifices of brick . Among the public buildings are a court house , alms- house , market house , 3 banks , a museum belonging to the East- India Marine ...
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