Glimpses of the wonderful

Christmas Annual Glimpses of the Wonderful Ship-building -- The steam-ship -- Eddystone lighthouse -- Comparative size of public buildings -- The churches of St. Peter and St. Paul -- The cave of Elephanta -- Alnwick Castle -- Ancient punishments -- The Chinese -- Tiger hunting -- The sperm-whale fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Harvey and Darton 1845
Subjects:
Natural history > Juvenile literature
Curiosities and wonders > Juvenile literature
Gift books
Greenland
narwhal*
Newfoundland studies
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/193098
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Summary:Christmas Annual Glimpses of the Wonderful Ship-building -- The steam-ship -- Eddystone lighthouse -- Comparative size of public buildings -- The churches of St. Peter and St. Paul -- The cave of Elephanta -- Alnwick Castle -- Ancient punishments -- The Chinese -- Tiger hunting -- The sperm-whale fishery -- The narwhal -- The crocodile -- Pearl-diving -- The eagle -- The bat -- The flying-fish -- The lion and the giraffe -- The boa constrictor -- Skeletons of the boa and elephant -- The rhinoceros -- The whale attacked by fishes -- The Greenland whale -- The blood and hair -- The porcupine -- The Petter Botte mountain -- Icebergs -- Astronomy -- The moon -- Conclusion At head of title: Christmas annual

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