Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica: Revised and Amended : a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature to which is Added Biographies of Living Subjects, 96 Colored Maps and Numerous Illustrations, Volume 7Belford-Clarke Company, 1890 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 3873
... important library of 16,000 volumes . Many other libraries have since then been incorporated in the museum , the most valuable being George III.'s royal collection ( 15,000 volumes of tracts , and 65,259 volumes of printed books ...
... important library of 16,000 volumes . Many other libraries have since then been incorporated in the museum , the most valuable being George III.'s royal collection ( 15,000 volumes of tracts , and 65,259 volumes of printed books ...
Page 3874
... important in existence ; of the large store of Abyssinian volumes many were amassed after the campaign against King Theodore . The number of genealogical rolls and documents relat- ing to the local and family history of Great Britain is ...
... important in existence ; of the large store of Abyssinian volumes many were amassed after the campaign against King Theodore . The number of genealogical rolls and documents relat- ing to the local and family history of Great Britain is ...
Page 3875
... important collections in Europe , is the Imperial Public Library at Vienna , apparently founded by the emperor The ... importance . The Royal Library , the largest collection of books in Ger- many , was founded by Duke Albrecht V. of ...
... important collections in Europe , is the Imperial Public Library at Vienna , apparently founded by the emperor The ... importance . The Royal Library , the largest collection of books in Ger- many , was founded by Duke Albrecht V. of ...
Page 3894
... important historical buildings ; on the right hand lies the lower and more modern portion , commanded by the fort of the Char- treuse . The river , there 400 feet across , is spanned by several bridges , of which the Pont des Arches ...
... important historical buildings ; on the right hand lies the lower and more modern portion , commanded by the fort of the Char- treuse . The river , there 400 feet across , is spanned by several bridges , of which the Pont des Arches ...
Page 3906
... important railway junction , and is also provided with tramways . The principal industry is flax - spinning , in which thirty - five mills , with 190,000 spindles , give employ- ment to 14,000 persons ( of whom 9,000 are females ) ...
... important railway junction , and is also provided with tramways . The principal industry is flax - spinning , in which thirty - five mills , with 190,000 spindles , give employ- ment to 14,000 persons ( of whom 9,000 are females ) ...
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