A Chorographical and Statistical Description of the District of Columbia: The Seat of the General Government of the United StatesSmith, 1816 - 212 頁 |
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第 5 頁
... wood , and are each a hundred feet in length , and eighteen in breadth . Mr. Gallatin , late Secretary of the Treasury , from whose report we derive our information on this subject , observes , that this breadth , which consumes much ...
... wood , and are each a hundred feet in length , and eighteen in breadth . Mr. Gallatin , late Secretary of the Treasury , from whose report we derive our information on this subject , observes , that this breadth , which consumes much ...
第 14 頁
... wood is of a deep black colour , owing , as has been conjectured , to the action of the sulphuric acid of decomposed pyrites . The Senator Volney1 notices a stratum of black mud , interspersed with wood , thrown up from the depth of ...
... wood is of a deep black colour , owing , as has been conjectured , to the action of the sulphuric acid of decomposed pyrites . The Senator Volney1 notices a stratum of black mud , interspersed with wood , thrown up from the depth of ...
第 32 頁
... wood and they see , Where streets should run , and sages ought to be . " It is scarcely possible to imagine a situation more beautiful , healthy , and convenient , than that of Washington . The gentle un- dulated surface throws the ...
... wood and they see , Where streets should run , and sages ought to be . " It is scarcely possible to imagine a situation more beautiful , healthy , and convenient , than that of Washington . The gentle un- dulated surface throws the ...
第 35 頁
... wood , which soon decayed ; and to substitute stone , it became necessary to change the whole arrangement . This magnificent edifice is the joint composition of several artists , Thornton , Latrobe , Hallet , and Hatfield . 1 ' The view ...
... wood , which soon decayed ; and to substitute stone , it became necessary to change the whole arrangement . This magnificent edifice is the joint composition of several artists , Thornton , Latrobe , Hallet , and Hatfield . 1 ' The view ...
第 41 頁
... Wood is cheap :) from the eastern pine and oak are brought shore of the Chesapeak . A good bricklayer is paid at the rate of three dollars for every thousand bricks . Some of the houses are covered with slate , though generally with ...
... Wood is cheap :) from the eastern pine and oak are brought shore of the Chesapeak . A good bricklayer is paid at the rate of three dollars for every thousand bricks . Some of the houses are covered with slate , though generally with ...
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