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Page 101
... less and less distinct , becomes part of the subject of a larger picture . Fig . 1 represents nearly what Turner's treatment of it would be if it were the principal subject of a vignette ; and Fig . 4 his treat- ment of it as an object ...
... less and less distinct , becomes part of the subject of a larger picture . Fig . 1 represents nearly what Turner's treatment of it would be if it were the principal subject of a vignette ; and Fig . 4 his treat- ment of it as an object ...
Page 264
... less and less traceable towards the centre of the mass of Mont Blanc ; and , from the ridge of the Aiguille Bouchard itself , at the point a in Plate 33 , whence , looking south - west , the aiguilles can be seen in the most accu rate ...
... less and less traceable towards the centre of the mass of Mont Blanc ; and , from the ridge of the Aiguille Bouchard itself , at the point a in Plate 33 , whence , looking south - west , the aiguilles can be seen in the most accu rate ...
Page 343
... less and less steep as it ascends . Whenever a mass of mountain is worn gradually away by forces descending from its top , it necessarily assumes , more or less perfectly , according to the time for which it has been exposed , and the ...
... less and less steep as it ascends . Whenever a mass of mountain is worn gradually away by forces descending from its top , it necessarily assumes , more or less perfectly , according to the time for which it has been exposed , and the ...
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