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THE
WONDERS OF THE WORLD:
A
COMPLETE MUSEUM, DESCRIPTIVE AND PICTORIAL,
OF THE
WONDERFUL PHENOMENA AND RESULTS
OF
NATURE, SCIENCE AND ART.
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BY
JOHN LORAINE ABBOTT.
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ILLUSTRATED FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY BILLINGS AND OTHERS.
=Hartford:= PUBLISHED BY CASE, TIFFANY AND COMPANY. 1856.
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by CASE, TIFFANY AND COMPANY, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Connecticut.
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