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Portrait of publisher John Murray III, 19th century. Murray's Handbooks for Travellers were travel guide books published in London by John Murray beginning in 1836. [1] The series covered tourist destinations in Europe and parts of Asia and northern Africa.
In 1828, Karl Baedeker (1801–59) published his first guidebook, Rheinreise von Mainz bis Cöln and in 1836 John Murray III’s (1808–92) first Handbook was released (Handbook for Travellers on the Continent). The first Baedeker in English, The Rhine (1861), was published jointly by Baedeker and Murray. These handbooks were to become the ...
Printers Row, [1] also known as Printing House Row, is a neighborhood located in the south of the Chicago downtown area known as the Loop. The heart of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B. Wells Drive on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court on the east, and the Chicago River on the west. [ 2 ]
The collection included 3,157 volumes. The water tank was 58 feet (18 m) in diameter, 21 feet (6.4 m) high and with a 30-foot (9.1 m) foundation. A two-story office building was soon built around it to hold city offices, and a third floor reading room was built for the library.
The Legacy of Chicago Dance (2019) [22] Renaissance Invention: Stradanus's "Nova Reperta" (2020) [23] ¡Viva la Libertad! Latin America and the Age of Revolutions (2021) [24] A Show of Hands: Handwriting in the Age of Print (2022) [25] Handmaidens for Travelers: The Pullman Company Maids (2022) [26] Pop-Up Books through the Ages (2023) [27]
Chad Michael Murray doesn't want to miss a second of his three kids' lives.. While recently speaking with Variety, the actor, 43, opened up about his life as a dad to his three kids — a 9-year ...
We'd like to think that dogs feel just as strongly about us and we do about them. Maybe they feel like life is better with humans! We have to think that's true after seeing the footage the Golden ...
The Magnificent Mile (also The Mag Mile) is a section of Michigan Avenue in Chicago devoted to retail, dining, hotels and tourist attractions. Running from the Chicago River to Oak Street in the Near North Side, [1] the district is located one block east of Rush Street and is the main retail corridor between the Loop and Gold Coast. [2]