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Around the world in eighty minutes / Photographic reproductions of the most magnificent edifices, the most interesting remains and the most beautiful scenes on the earth's surface

Chapter 1: AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY MINUTES
By William S. Walsh
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The author offers an illustrated armchair tour of the world through one hundred photographs of notable edifices, ruins, landscapes and urban views, each paired with a concise descriptive caption. An opening essay frames travel as a civilizing education and explains photography as a literal method for preserving and conveying sights to those who cannot visit. Selections span varied ages, peoples and climes, and the accompanying text supplies factual notes and guide-like context to help readers appreciate architectural forms, historical remains and picturesque scenes without leaving their chair.

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Title: Around the world in eighty minutes

Author: William S. Walsh

Release date: December 14, 2022 [eBook #69543]
Most recently updated: October 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Henry Altemus, 1894

Credits: Tim Lindell, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

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AROUND THE WORLD
IN
EIGHTY MINUTES

Photographic Reproductions of the Most Magnificent Edifices, the Most Interesting Remains and the Most Beautiful Scenes on the Earth’s Surface

WITH DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
BY
WM. S. WALSH

PHILADELPHIA
HENRY ALTEMUS
1894

Copyrighted, 1894, by Henry Altemus
Altemus’ Bookbindery, Philadelphia