From the terrace, the great yellow Palace being built upon a natural elevation some sixty feet above the level of the sea, one gets a fine though a distant view of the coast of Finland,-a portion of the Tzar's dominion which alone exceeds in size Great britain and Ireland, a widespread barren land of lakes and granite rocks, but peopled by over two millions of souls.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
In britain they contain very few fossils, but these are more abundant in the Triassic deposits of foreign countries.
"Geology"
James Geikie
A copy is also said to be in private hands in Great britain, but has not been registered.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard