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قراءة كتاب How the World Travels
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اللغة: English
الصفحة رقم: 1
HOW THE WORLD
TRAVELS
BY
A. A. METHLEY, F.R.G.S.
ILLUSTRATED BY
W. H. HOLLOWAY
NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | TRAVEL IN THE OLDEN DAYS | 1 |
| II. | COACHING DAYS | 11 |
| III. | STRANGE VEHICLES OF EUROPE | 21 |
| IV. | JOURNEYS THROUGH INDIA | 32 |
| V. | THE CONVEYANCES OF CHINA AND JAPAN | 41 |
| VI. | JOURNEYS THROUGH AFRICA | 52 |
| VII. | JOURNEYS IN THE NEW WORLD | 63 |
| VIII. | TRAVELLING IN THE WILDS | 74 |
| IX. | THROUGH ICE AND SNOW | 84 |
| X. | STRANGE TRAVEL IN STRANGE LANDS | 95 |
| XI. | TRAVEL OF YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY | 105 |
| XII. | THE TRAVEL OF TO-MORROW | 117 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| PAGE | |
| PREHISTORIC SLED | 3 |
| EARLY CART WITH SOLID WHEELS | 4 |
| EGYPTIAN CHARIOT | 5 |
| ROMAN TRAVELLING CARRIAGE | 6 |
| ROMAN LITTER AND MOUNTING STOOL | 7 |
| EARLY SIDE-SADDLE | 9 |
| A MEDIÆVAL COACH | 12 |
| AN OLD FAMILY COACH | 13 |
| RIDING PILLION FASHION | 14 |
| SEDAN CHAIR | 15 |
| POST-CHAISE | 16 |
| IN THE WILD WEST | 17 |
| SEASIDE CARRIAGE DRAWN BY GOAT | 22 |
| BELGIAN DOG-DRAWN CART | 25 |
| SEDAN CHAIR, CONSTANTINOPLE | 26 |
| TURKISH MOURNING CAR | 27 |
| SCHIESSEL CART | 29 |
| SICILIAN CART | 30 |
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