Yedo and Peking: A Narrative of a Journey to the Capitals of Japan and ChinaJ. Murray, 1863 - 395 páginas |
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... covered - with gardens New plants Mode of dwarfing Variegated ― - plants Ogee , the Richmond of Yedo - coon's hunting - ground - Fine views - - - Its tea - house The Ty- - Agricultural productions A drunken man- Intemperance of the ...
... covered - with gardens New plants Mode of dwarfing Variegated ― - plants Ogee , the Richmond of Yedo - coon's hunting - ground - Fine views - - - Its tea - house The Ty- - Agricultural productions A drunken man- Intemperance of the ...
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... covered with many thousands of tombstones , marking the tombs of generations who have long since passed away . This large cemetery forms a prominent object in the landscape , and CHAP . I. MIMIC PROCESSIONS . 15 presents a striking 14 ...
... covered with many thousands of tombstones , marking the tombs of generations who have long since passed away . This large cemetery forms a prominent object in the landscape , and CHAP . I. MIMIC PROCESSIONS . 15 presents a striking 14 ...
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... covered to their summits with trees and brushwood . Behind them were moun- tains , apparently 2000 or 3000 feet in height , and a deep bay looking like an inland sea . Amongst the hills there were many beautiful and fertile valleys ...
... covered to their summits with trees and brushwood . Behind them were moun- tains , apparently 2000 or 3000 feet in height , and a deep bay looking like an inland sea . Amongst the hills there were many beautiful and fertile valleys ...
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... covered with snow , but on its southern sides green streaks of verdure were visible . This moun- tain is the highest in Japan . It was formerly supposed to be only 10,000 or 12,000 feet above the level of the sea , but later ...
... covered with snow , but on its southern sides green streaks of verdure were visible . This moun- tain is the highest in Japan . It was formerly supposed to be only 10,000 or 12,000 feet above the level of the sea , but later ...
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... covered with figures of gold . This ware is met with in the form of writing - boxes and boxes for holding papers , trays , cabinets , screens , & c . The finest pieces are often very small , and , although not of much use , are ...
... covered with figures of gold . This ware is met with in the form of writing - boxes and boxes for holding papers , trays , cabinets , screens , & c . The finest pieces are often very small , and , although not of much use , are ...
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Account already amongst appearance arrived beautiful brought buildings called capital carried CHAP China Chinese collections common covered crops cultivated curious direction distance doubt England English Fcap feet fields flowers foreign gardens give going Government ground hand head hills History horses houses Illustrations interest islands Italy Japan Japanese journey Kanagawa kind LADY land leaves Legation Letters living look LORD manner miles morning mountains Nagasaki named natives natural nearly noticed objects observed officers passed Peking plants Portrait ports Post 8vo present pretty productions remarkable residence road Second Edition seemed seen ship side soon species streets temple things Third Thousand Tien-tsin tion town trade travellers trees valleys Vols walls whole winter wood Woodcuts Yedo
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