It took me a moment to realize what was odd about that panel: there was a gimbaled compass welded to it, which rocked gently back and forth as the Land Rover bounced about.

Land was near, and on June 12, one hundred and fourteen days after leaving America, they actually saw, twenty miles away, the coast of Orissa.

In 1890 when the trip to Europe and the Holy Land was arranged for Miss Packard, it was Miss Upton who planned the trip, and `` with rare executive ability '' bore the brunt of `` the entire pilgrimage from beginning to end ''.

The oldest known name for Anatolia, " Land of the Hatti " was found for the first time on Mesopotamic cuneiform tablets from the period of the Akkadian dynasty ( 2350 – 2150 BC ).

The general consensus amongst scholars is that Luwian was spoken — to a greater or lesser degree — across a large area of western Anatolia, including ( possibly ) Wilusa (= Troy ), the Seha River Land ( to be identified with the Hermos and / or Kaikos valley ), and the kingdom of Mira-Kuwaliya with its core territory of the Maeander valley.

Land warfare in the East was inconclusive in 1861 – 62, as the Confederacy beat back Union efforts to capture its capital, Richmond, Virginia, notably during the Peninsular Campaign.

The legend connected with its foundation is given by Peter Damiani in his Life of St Odilo: a pilgrim returning from the Holy Land was cast by a storm on a desolate island.

In 1158 a feud with Henry's son, Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, was interrupted by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

At some point, he was alleged to have accompanied Swein on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, but proof is lacking.

When the Israelites, led by Joshua toward the Promised Land, arrived at the banks of the River Jordan, the Ark was carried in the lead preceding the people and was the signal for their advance ( Joshua 3: 3, 6 ).

The Land Act was promulgated in 1913 forcing many non-whites from their farms into the cities and towns to work, and to restrict their movement within South Africa.

The Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1952 was the landmark in the legal history of land reforms in Rajasthan which was followed by Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 that became applicable to the whole of Rajasthan.

Abbahu () was a Jewish Talmudist, known as an amora, who lived in the Land of Israel, of the 3rd amoraic generation ( about 279-320 ), sometimes cited as R. Abbahu of Caesarea ( Ḳisrin ).

The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of the Matabele kingdom, was administered from the Bechuanaland Protectorate after 1893, to which it was formally annexed in 1911.

The duo named themselves Gemini, and a second album with more music by Björn and Benny was released in April 1987, containing the big hit " Mio My Mio "; also to be found on the soundtrack to the film Mio in the Land of Faraway, for which Andersson co-produced the music.

* The land between Egypt and Canaan of the first Exodus was a " great and terrible wilderness, an arid wasteland " ( Deut 8: 15 ), but in this new Exodus, the land between Babylon ( Mesopotamia ) and the Promised Land will be transformed into a paradise, where the mountains will be lowered and the valleys raised to create level road ( Isa 40: 4 ).

The “ glory of YHWH ” was also revealed in the form of light-filled cloud which accompanied the Israelites during the Exodus to the Promised Land.

Also this song was re-recorded by South African opera singer Leonore Veenemans as " My Land Suid-Afrika ".

Ben Nevis in Svalbard is a 922 metre-high mountain south of the head of Raudfjorden, Albert I Land, which was named after the Scottish hill.

Called the Constitution State, Nutmeg State, and " The Land of Steady Habits ", Connecticut was influential in the development of the federal government of the United States.

The first of the mandates allocated to each Land go to the candidates who have won direct mandates in that Land.

However, the remaining vast tracts of unsettled land were often used as a commons, or, in the American West, " open range " As degradation of habitat developed due to overgrazing and a tragedy of the commons situation arose, common areas began to either be allocated to individual landowners via mechanisms such as the Homestead Act and Desert Land Act and fenced in, or, if kept in public hands, leased to individual users for limited purposes, with fences built to separate tracts of public and private land.

Some monies are allocated from congress via the Land and Water Conservation Fund, but Grand Teton National Park may not get all the money needed from the fund as it is divided up between four different federal agencies.

Land is also allocated for agriculture to sustain the growing population of the city.

A flood of white settlers began to arrive in the valley after the Donation Land Act, which allocated 320 acres ( 2. 6 km² ) of land to each married couple.

Land in the present Stanmore area was first allocated to colonial officers by Governor Phillip between 1793 and 1810.

Land uses were allocated in a manner consistent with the existing pattern.

With pastoral land in the colony of Van Diemen's Land fully allocated to colonists, John Batman turned his attention to mainland land speculation at the vast grasslands of Port Phillip Bay, which began in 1835 without the consent of the British Crown and at an enormous cost in the lives and livelihoods of its Aboriginal land-owners.

Land at Monash was allocated to repatriated soldiers returned from World War I as part of the State Government Soldier Settler Scheme.

On 17 May 2006 Finance Minister Michael Cullen announced in the Budget that funds were being allocated to Land Transport New Zealand, to help the National Land Transport Programme accelerate certain projects.

Land has been allocated for the establishment of business related to technology.

The Native Americans allocated a tract of land between the Ohio River and the Cumberland River for the Transylvania Land Company.

* Land and Sea ( 1865 ).

Cornell insisted the bargain be written into the bill and Cornell became New York State's Land Grant University in 1865.

Although the Treaty has never been incorporated into New Zealand municipal law, its provisions were first incorporated into legislation as early as the Land Claims Ordinance 1841 and the Native Rights Act 1865.

Dennison Land Company laid out the town of Dennison in 1865 and purchased land expressly for the town.

In 1865, he entered the public service as a judge of the Native Land Court, where his unequalled knowledge of the Māori language, customs, traditions and prejudices was of solid value.

At seven years old, in 1865, the company restructured, taking the name Bendigo Mutual Permanent Land and Building Society, which incorporated in Victoria 11 years afterwards.

In 1865 Jewell returned to Europe and traveled to Egypt and the Holy Land.

After the Civil War ended in 1865 Jewell returned to Europe and extended his travels to Egypt and the Holy Land.

In 1865, subdivisions west of what is now Maundrell Terrace were sold at the Brisbane Land Sales.

Dixon was editor of The Athenaeum, 1853-69, and wrote many books of travel, including The Holy Land ( 1865 ), New America ( 1867 ), and Free Russia ( 1870 ).

Robert Machray became the Bishop of Rupert's Land in 1865 and arrived in the Red River Settlement later that same year.

Tristram's publications included The Great Sahara ( 1860 ), The Land of Israel, a Journal of Travels with Reference to Its Physical History ( 1865 ), The Natural History of the Bible ( 1867 ), The Daughters of Syria ( 1872 ), Land of Moab ( 1874 ), Pathways of Palestine ( 1882 ), The Fauna and Flora of Palestine ( 1884 ), Eastern Customs in Bible Lands ( 1894 ) and Rambles in Japan ( 1895 ).

Tawhaio surrendered to the crown in 1865 to formally end the Waikato campaign of the Land wars.

Land grants in the Para Hills area began in 1847. Notable farming families first settling the area were the Goodalls ( on 12 August 1850 ), the Kesters ( 1893 ), and the MacIntyres ( 1865 ).

As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Simi was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1852, and the grant was patented to José de la Guerra y Noriega in 1865.