Turkey and Its Resources: Its Municipal Organization and Free Trade, the State and Prospects of English Commerce in the East, the New Administration of Greece, Its Revenue and National Possessions |
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| Title | Turkey and Its Resources: Its Municipal Organization and Free Trade, the State and Prospects of English Commerce in the East, the New Administration of Greece, Its Revenue and National Possessions |
| Author | David Urquhart |
| Publisher | Saunders and Otley, 1833 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Length | 328 pages |
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