Comparative View of the Principal Mountains in the World
Anon
Genre: | Miscellaneous; Illustration, Extract |
Publications extracted: | Geographical Annual |
Relevant illustrations: | eng. |
Subjects: | Physical Geography, Piety |
The extracted engraving is accompanied by comments on the difference in size 'between our mountains and those of other parts of the world'. The writer observes that among 'various other lessons the mountains teach us the power and greatness of God, and our own littleness'. | |
See also: | YM3/5/7/2 |
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