Russia on the Black Sea and Sea of Azof: Being a Narrative of Travels in the Crimea and Bordering Provinces; with Notices of the Naval, Military, and Commercial Resources of Those Countries |
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... principal guide on geology , archćology , and ancient history , and from his magnificent atlas I have borrowed a few illus- trations . I have abstracted from the Etudes sur la a a Voyage autour du Caucase , par Frédéric Dubois de ...
... principal guide on geology , archćology , and ancient history , and from his magnificent atlas I have borrowed a few illus- trations . I have abstracted from the Etudes sur la a a Voyage autour du Caucase , par Frédéric Dubois de ...
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... principal rivers : -Eastward , the Salghír , the Bulga- nak , the three Andols , the Tchoroksou , the Soubashi , and the Karagos , which flow into the Shiváshe or great lagoon on the east , improperly called the Putrid Sea ; and on the ...
... principal rivers : -Eastward , the Salghír , the Bulga- nak , the three Andols , the Tchoroksou , the Soubashi , and the Karagos , which flow into the Shiváshe or great lagoon on the east , improperly called the Putrid Sea ; and on the ...
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... principal towns through which it passes . The whole distance is 352 miles , " and there are post - horses along the road , which runs entirely through the Steppes . Road , however , properly speaking , there is none ; for even outside ...
... principal towns through which it passes . The whole distance is 352 miles , " and there are post - horses along the road , which runs entirely through the Steppes . Road , however , properly speaking , there is none ; for even outside ...
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... principal rivers of the eastern side of Crimea , the Salghír , the Karasou , the Bulganak , the two Yandols , and the Sóubachi . The Shiváshe discharges these accumulated waters , at its northern extremity , into the Sea of Azof , by ...
... principal rivers of the eastern side of Crimea , the Salghír , the Karasou , the Bulganak , the two Yandols , and the Sóubachi . The Shiváshe discharges these accumulated waters , at its northern extremity , into the Sea of Azof , by ...
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... the rich part of the population are built in a bad kind of bastard Italian style . Here reside the principal Russian authorities of the Crimea , and the town has a population of 8000 34 CHAP . III . ROAD TO SYMPHEROPOL .
... the rich part of the population are built in a bad kind of bastard Italian style . Here reside the principal Russian authorities of the Crimea , and the town has a population of 8000 34 CHAP . III . ROAD TO SYMPHEROPOL .
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Alouchta ancient artillery Asia Baktchéserai Balaclava banks battalions beautiful Berdiansk Bessarabia Black Sea Bosphorus built called Cape Caucasus cavalry century Chersonese church Circassians colonies commercial Constantinople corps Cossacks Crimea crypts Danube Ditto Dniepr Dniestr Dubois east Emperor empire English entrance Europe exports feet fleet fortress Galatz Genoese Geray Greek ground Haxthausen horse important infantry inhabitants Inkerman Kaffa Karaim Kertch Khan khans of Crimea Kherson land Mangoup miles military Mithridates mountains mouth nations Nicolaief occupied Odessa palace Panticapćum pass peninsula Perecop Petersburg population port Prince principal regiments remains river road rock Rostof ruins Russian army Scythian Sea of Azof Sevastopol ships shores side Soldaya soldiers sotni Soudak southern coast Steppes straits Taganrok Tatars Tauric chain Theodosia tion tomb town trade traveller troops tumuli Turkish Turks valley versts vessels village Vladimir Volga wall wheat whole wine Woronzof
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