The Wonders of Nature and Art, Or, A Concise Account of Whatever is Most Curious and Remarkable in the World: Whether Relating to Its Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Productions, Or to the Manufactures, Buildings and Inventions of Its Inhabitants : Compiled from Historical and Geographical Works of Established Celebrity, and Illustrated with the Discoveries of Modern TravellersJ. Walker, 1803 - Civilization |
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