Monumenta Antiqua: Or, The Stone Monuments of Antiquity Yet Remaining in the British Isles, Particularly as Illustrated by Scripture. Also a Dissertation on Stonehenge: Together with a Compendious Account of the Druids. To which are Added Conjectures on the Origin and Design of the Pyramids of Egypt, and of the Round Towers of IrelandJ. B. Nichols & Son, 1840 - 199 Seiten |
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