Places & Wonders

Cities buried and deserted, castles and canals, the seven wonders and the corners of the map.

74 curiosities

A City Destroyed by SilenceVol. II
A PalindromeVol. II
A River of InkVol. I
Amsterdam, "the Northern Venice."Vol. III
BedlamVol. II
Black Friday and Other Black DaysVol. II
CagliostroVol. II
Canal du MidiVol. III
Caste in IndiaVol. III
Catacombs of NaplesVol. III
Childe Harold, Canto IVVol. II
"Christ'S Entry Into Jerusalem."Vol. II
Colosseum of RomeVol. I
Eleven Wonders of IndiaVol. III
England in EgyptVol. III
Eton MontemVol. III
"Father Nile."Vol. II
First Chinese Colony in JapanVol. III
Fort PittVol. III
"He'S a Brick."Vol. II
"In Venice Tasso'S Echoes Are No More."Vol. II
Indians who Have Held Offical PositionsVol. III
London BridgeVol. III
Mississippi SchemeVol. III
"Old Man of the Mountain."Vol. I
Origin of State NamesVol. II
Origin of "Up Salt River."Vol. III
"Pantheon! Pride of Rome."Vol. II
PompeiiVol. I
Pompey'S PillarVol. I
"Robbing Peter to Pay Paul."Vol. I
Rock of GibraltarVol. III
Rome, a Deserted CityVol. III
Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldVol. III
Songs of the Gondoliers of VeniceVol. I
Stirling Castle, "the Bulwark of Scotland."Vol. III
The AfghansVol. I
The Areopagus and the PnyxVol. III
The Burgh MousaVol. I
"The Busiest Man in Paris."Vol. III
The City of the KingsVol. II
The Clerks of the RevelsVol. I
The Column of Trajan, RomeVol. II
The Cumaean SibylVol. III
The Dead Cities of the Zuyder ZeeVol. III
The Ellora CavesVol. I
"The Extent of Heaven."Vol. II
The Foundation of VeniceVol. I
The Great Wall of ChinaVol. I
The Horns of the RhineVol. III
The Indian TotemVol. III
The Isle of PheasantsVol. III
The Land of Great PeaceVol. II
"The Leaning Tower of Pisa."Vol. II
The London StoneVol. II
The "Lost Atlantis."Vol. III
The MaroonsVol. I
The Most Remarkable River Voyage on RecordVol. III
The Mound-BuildersVol. I
The Naming of ParisVol. III
The Opening of the Ports of JapanVol. III
The Palace of Forty PillarsVol. II
The Portland, or Barberini, VaseVol. I
The Pyramid of Caius CestiusVol. I
The Pyramids in the SeaVol. III
"The Robinson Crusoe of Nations."Vol. III
The Scala Santa, RomeVol. II
The SphinxVol. I
The Submerged City of isVol. III
The Vocal Mountain of EnglandVol. III
Three Fatal DisclosuresVol. II
To the Top of a Tower on HorsebackVol. II
Traditionary BritainVol. III
"When You Are at Rome Do as the Romans Do."Vol. II