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Greatest wonders of the world, as seen and described by famous writers

Illustrations

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Mer de Glace, Mont Blanc Switzerland Frontispiece

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Blue Grotto Italy 4

Chamouni, Mer de Glace Switzerland 12

The Dead Sea Palestine 20

Mount Vesuvius Italy 28

The Falls of the Rhine Germany 40

An Ice Floe Antarctic 52

The Desert of Sahara Africa 60

Fingal’s Cave Scotland 64

The Himilayas India 72

Niagara Falls North America 80

Niagara Falls in Winter North America 88

Fuji-San Japan 92

The Cedars of Lebanon Syria 100

The Giant’s Loom, Giant’s Causeway Ireland 104

The Keystone, Giant’s Causeway Ireland 108

The Great Glacier of the Selkirks Canada 116

Lava Cascade Flow Hawaii 124

Trollhätta Sweden 132

Canyon of the Colorado North America 136

The Rock of Gibraltar Spain 140

The Rock of Gibraltar Spain 144

Thingvalla Iceland 148

Rocking Stones, Land’s End England 156

Falls of the Zambesi Africa 172

The Dragon-Tree Teneriffe 180

Mount Shasta North America 184

The City of the Lagoons Italy 192

First Cataract of the Nile Africa 200

Mont Blanc Switzerland 208

Aiguille du Dru, Alps Switzerland 210

The Vale of Kashmir India 216

The Lachine Rapids Canada 228

Lake Rotorua New Zealand 232

The Big Trees of California North America 240

Gersoppa Falls India 248

Etna Sicily 256

The Garden of the Gods America 264

The Iron Gates of the Danube Turkey 280

The High Woods South America 304

The Yo-semité Valley North America 328

The Golden Horn Turkey 344

Costing Springs, Yellowstone North America 352

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