 "Selkirk Weekend Advertiser (Selkirk, Scotland)")
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Scott miniature opens new chapter.
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A PREVIOUSLY unknown portrait of Sir Walter Scott as a polio-wracked child has been found in Vienna, writes Bob Burgess.
The tiny painting shows the future sheriff of Selkirk as a four-year-old.
It was painted in London in the spring or early summer of 1775 when the young Walter was about to visit the spa town of Bath in the hope of curing his lame right leg which had been affected by polio when he was two.
The painting is by the British artist Richard Collins (1755-1831) and it pre-dates the Scottish National Portrait Gallery's painting of the ...
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The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus.(Bodron, Turkey)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...among the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. Of the five Wonders which were the creations...survives of the fifth Wonder: the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the tomb of one Mausolos...middle of his capital, Halicarnassus, now the delightful...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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PANEL UPDATING WONDERS.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...assignment: Pick today's Seven Wonders of the World. The old list...savor actual, recognized Wonders. The time had come for an...were established. The new Wonders would be in the tradition...Colossus and Mausolus' tomb at Halicarnassus were Wonders, who was going...
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 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE: Crusader seeks a new list of seven.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
; ...Besides, the last list of Seven Wonders was decidedly Mediterranean...blocks from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus to build a fortress. Other Wonders met more elaborate fates...landslides and fire. So no wonder nobody can name all seven...have been lists of Forgotten Wonders, Modern ...
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Adventurer seeks a new list of Seven Wonders.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
; ...Besides, the last list of Seven Wonders was decidedly Mediterranean...blocks from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus to build a fortress. Other Wonders met more elaborate fates...landslides and fire. So no wonder nobody can name all seven...have been lists of Forgotten Wonders, Modern ...
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Adventurer wants new list of Seven Wonders
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail
; ...Besides, the last list of Seven Wonders was decidedly Mediterranean...blocks from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus to build a fortress. Other Wonders met more elaborate fates...landslides and fire. So no wonder nobody can name all seven...have been lists of Forgotten Wonders, Modern ...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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To be unveiled the New Seven Wonders of the World, after massive internet vote; Honorary status: The Pyramid of Giza.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...what constitutes the Seven Wonders of theWorld. Twenty-one...shortlisted for the New 7 Wonders contest, whichaims to find...survivor from the original Seven Wonders of theWorld established by...Ephesus, and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. That list was succeeded...
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The people's wonders.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...what constitutes the Seven Wonders of the World. Twenty...one of the original Seven Wonders of the Worldestablished...Ephesus and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. That list was succeeded by the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World...
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The people's wonders; The Great Wall of China Inca Fortress Machu Picchu, Peru Chichen Itza Ruins, Mexico Eiffel Tower in Paris Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Brazil Petra, Jordan.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...what constitutes the Seven Wonders of the World. Twenty...one of the original Seven Wonders of the Worldestablished...Ephesus and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. That list was succeeded by the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World...
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The people's wonders; (1) The Colosseum in Rome (2) The Pathenon in Athens (3) Petra, Jordan (4) The Pyramid of Kukulk, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico (5) Eiffel Tower in Paris (6) Sphinx and Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt: Guaranteed a place (7) The Great Wall of China (8) The Moai of Easter Island (9) Inca Fortress Machu Picchu, Pert (10) Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh, India (11) Statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...what constitutes the Seven Wonders of theWorld. Twenty-one...from the original Seven Wonders of theWorld established...Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. That list was succeeded by the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Coming soon: a new 7 Wonders, plus one
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; ...there will be eight world wonders, including the Pyramids of...phone, according to New 7 Wonders of the World. "It's the...than once for their favorite wonder, but most of the votes are...Viering said. The original wonders were concentrated in the Mediterranean...Ephesus, the Mausoleum of ...
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