A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific: Or A Physical, Political, and Statistical Account of the World and Its Various DivisionsA. Fullarton and Company, 1831 |
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... chief cities , population , & c . A more particular descrip- tion of these will be found in succeeding chapters . The 5th column ex- presses , in geographical miles , the distance from Peking of each capital of the 15 provinces . The ...
... chief cities , population , & c . A more particular descrip- tion of these will be found in succeeding chapters . The 5th column ex- presses , in geographical miles , the distance from Peking of each capital of the 15 provinces . The ...
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... chief article imported in return , is tea , of which Britain alone takes from 24,000,000 to 30,000,000 pounds weight annually ; the rest of the cargoes consist of nankeens and raw silk . The minor articles , such as porcelain ...
... chief article imported in return , is tea , of which Britain alone takes from 24,000,000 to 30,000,000 pounds weight annually ; the rest of the cargoes consist of nankeens and raw silk . The minor articles , such as porcelain ...
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... chief part of the Chinese dress , like that of many eastern nations , consists of a long robe which reaches almost to the ground : the sleeves , which at the shoulders are wide , and which become straiter at the wrist , cover almost the ...
... chief part of the Chinese dress , like that of many eastern nations , consists of a long robe which reaches almost to the ground : the sleeves , which at the shoulders are wide , and which become straiter at the wrist , cover almost the ...
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... chief was honoured with the dignity of a grand mandarin , which his successors are said still to retain , residing in a splen- did palace in the province of Kiang - see , to which multitudes of worship- pers continually resort . These ...
... chief was honoured with the dignity of a grand mandarin , which his successors are said still to retain , residing in a splen- did palace in the province of Kiang - see , to which multitudes of worship- pers continually resort . These ...
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... chief of their wise men , and as the author of their whole civil consti- tution . He endeavoured to restore the ancient system , and to improve the conduct of his countrymen , by exhorting them to obey the commands of heaven , to love ...
... chief of their wise men , and as the author of their whole civil consti- tution . He endeavoured to restore the ancient system , and to improve the conduct of his countrymen , by exhorting them to obey the commands of heaven , to love ...
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