The wonders of the world : $b a complete museum, descriptive and pictorial, of the wonderful phenomena and results of nature, science and artAbbott, John Loraine
Science
The wonders of the world : $b a complete museum, descriptive and pictorial, of the wonderful phenomena and results of nature, science and art
Abbott, John Loraine
Curiosities and wonders
Insect Slavery 815
List of Illustrations.
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The Cordilleras, or Andes, near Quito 10
Crater of Mount Etna 16
The “Castano de Cento Cavilli,” or Great Chestnut Tree of 18
Mount Etna
Mount Vesuvius 22
Mount Hecla and the Geysers 29
Mont Blanc and the Glaciers 38
The Peak of Teneriffe 59
Peter Botte’s Mountain 74
Bridge over the Wye 92
Source of the Jumna 109
St. Michael’s Volcano 122
Sabrina Island 125
Grotto of Antiparos 136
The Mammoth Cave 141
Diamond Washing in Brazil 171
Discovery of Silver in Peru 179
Silver Mine at Königsberg, Sweden 185
Gold Washing in California 188
Place where Gold was first discovered in Australia 190
Copper Mine in Cornwall 207
Thin Plates of Coal 213
Great Salt Mine of Cracow 225
Icebergs, or Ice-Islands 236
The Maelstrom 250
Niagara Falls 256
Niagara Falls on the American side 259
Suspension Bridge over Niagara River 265
Falls of Montmorenci 270
Catskill Falls 274
Dropping Well at Knaresborough, England 283
The Emigrant Family 293
Specter of the Brocken 320
Ship refracted in the Air 327
Waterspout on the Ocean 346
Temple of Isis at Pompeii 356
Papyri 361
Earthquake at Lisbon 394
Natural Bridge in Virginia 428
Skeleton of the Siberian Mammoth 456
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