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Side x
... Yak . - Pavilion of the Khan . His white Horses . - Splendour of his Court . balu . Its Form and Size . Palace of the Khan . Gardens . tive . -- - City of Cam . Its Parks and 276 CHAP . VI . TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO CONTINUED . X CONTENTS .
... Yak . - Pavilion of the Khan . His white Horses . - Splendour of his Court . balu . Its Form and Size . Palace of the Khan . Gardens . tive . -- - City of Cam . Its Parks and 276 CHAP . VI . TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO CONTINUED . X CONTENTS .
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... horses of that people were very small , and long haired . They were unable to carry men , but when yoked to carriages were remarkably swift . This answers the description of the Swedish ponies , which are still found wild in the woods ...
... horses of that people were very small , and long haired . They were unable to carry men , but when yoked to carriages were remarkably swift . This answers the description of the Swedish ponies , which are still found wild in the woods ...
Side 31
... horses are much better able to endure the rigours of a northern climate than asses , was just and valuable . It is impossible to ascertain , with perfect precision , the regions occupied by the various nations which Hero- dotus ...
... horses are much better able to endure the rigours of a northern climate than asses , was just and valuable . It is impossible to ascertain , with perfect precision , the regions occupied by the various nations which Hero- dotus ...
Side 35
... horses ' heads for helmets , the ears and mane remaining on as decorations . These appear to be the asva - muchas or horse - faces of the Indian historians . The abstinence of the Hindoos from animal food did not escape the notice of ...
... horses ' heads for helmets , the ears and mane remaining on as decorations . These appear to be the asva - muchas or horse - faces of the Indian historians . The abstinence of the Hindoos from animal food did not escape the notice of ...
Side 75
... horse , carved as a cutwater , upon it ; this he took with him as a curio- sity , believing it to have come from the West . On his arrival in Egypt , Eudoxus was again stripped of all his gains , and what was worse , he was utterly dis ...
... horse , carved as a cutwater , upon it ; this he took with him as a curio- sity , believing it to have come from the West . On his arrival in Egypt , Eudoxus was again stripped of all his gains , and what was worse , he was utterly dis ...
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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1833 |
The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1830 |
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