Museum Americanum, Or, Select Antiquities, Curiosities, Beauties, and Varieties, of Nature and Art, in AmericaG. & W.B. Whittaker, W. Baynes and Son, and T. Blanshard, 1823 - 346 pages |
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... Bridge ; ROBERTS , Oswestry ; and all respectable Booksellers . NOW PUBLISHING , IN FOUR VOLUMES , 12mo . THE SELECT ... Bridges ; Prevailing Religions and Singular Customs ; Rare Phenomena of Nature ; Earthquakes , Plagues , and Storms ...
... Bridge ; ROBERTS , Oswestry ; and all respectable Booksellers . NOW PUBLISHING , IN FOUR VOLUMES , 12mo . THE SELECT ... Bridges ; Prevailing Religions and Singular Customs ; Rare Phenomena of Nature ; Earthquakes , Plagues , and Storms ...
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... bridge ; from which every part of the city is plentifully supplied : plugs are placed at proper distances , by which the streets are frequently watered and cleaned during the warm weather : many of them are shaded on each side by trees ...
... bridge ; from which every part of the city is plentifully supplied : plugs are placed at proper distances , by which the streets are frequently watered and cleaned during the warm weather : many of them are shaded on each side by trees ...
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... bridge of three arches over the Schuylkill , and roofed in the same manner as that at Trenton , communicates with the great western road to Pittsburgh ; to which place wag- gons are always to be met with in the High - street , for the ...
... bridge of three arches over the Schuylkill , and roofed in the same manner as that at Trenton , communicates with the great western road to Pittsburgh ; to which place wag- gons are always to be met with in the High - street , for the ...
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... bridge across , by first se- curing strong wire - rods to a large tree on one side , and the wall between two windows of the mill on the other : upon these he then suspended the wire - work bridge , and laying planks upon it , has ...
... bridge across , by first se- curing strong wire - rods to a large tree on one side , and the wall between two windows of the mill on the other : upon these he then suspended the wire - work bridge , and laying planks upon it , has ...
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... bridges , broad enough for 10 men on horseback to pass at the same time . The market - place , twice as large as that of Seville , is surrounded with an immense portico , under which are exposed for sale all sorts of merchandise ...
... bridges , broad enough for 10 men on horseback to pass at the same time . The market - place , twice as large as that of Seville , is surrounded with an immense portico , under which are exposed for sale all sorts of merchandise ...
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