The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 109National Geographic Society, 1956 - Geography |
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Page 78
... French - Mauri- tians onto the wide Champ de Mars ( pages 81 , 94 ) . Cupped by steep hills ( lower right ) , the course occu- pies the crater of a long - dead volcano . Mauritians have erected an obelisk ( left ) to a French governor ...
... French - Mauri- tians onto the wide Champ de Mars ( pages 81 , 94 ) . Cupped by steep hills ( lower right ) , the course occu- pies the crater of a long - dead volcano . Mauritians have erected an obelisk ( left ) to a French governor ...
Page 84
... French priva- teers of Napoleonic times brought British In- diamen as prizes to Port Louis , they were met by tall - masted square - riggers from the young United States of America . As neutrals eager to buy prize cargoes , U. S. ...
... French priva- teers of Napoleonic times brought British In- diamen as prizes to Port Louis , they were met by tall - masted square - riggers from the young United States of America . As neutrals eager to buy prize cargoes , U. S. ...
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... French . " Everyone expected that the Valle de ArĂ¡n would be handed over to France , " he said , " but some cunning Spaniard mentioned casu- ally to the French negotiators , ' Of course you regard the valley as Spanish ? ' Not wishing ...
... French . " Everyone expected that the Valle de ArĂ¡n would be handed over to France , " he said , " but some cunning Spaniard mentioned casu- ally to the French negotiators , ' Of course you regard the valley as Spanish ? ' Not wishing ...
Contents
Airplanes New Industry and Military Defense Speed Progress | v |
In These Telltale and Often Beautiful Relics of Vanished | xviii |
Athens to Istanbul A Journey Through the Heart of the | 37 |
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