Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of America, during the years 1799-1804, by A. von Humboldt and A. Bonpland, Volume 2 |
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... fish . A hut constructed of reeds ; hammocks woven from the cotton which the neighbouring fields produce ; a large stone on which the fire is made ; the ligneous fruit of the tutuma ( the calabash ) in which they draw water , con ...
... fish . A hut constructed of reeds ; hammocks woven from the cotton which the neighbouring fields produce ; a large stone on which the fire is made ; the ligneous fruit of the tutuma ( the calabash ) in which they draw water , con ...
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... fish for them every day . If they shed tears before thy throne , it is that thou mayest send them hither to govern provinces . Dost thou know what sort of life they lead here ? Given up to luxury , acquiring possessions , selling the ...
... fish for them every day . If they shed tears before thy throne , it is that thou mayest send them hither to govern provinces . Dost thou know what sort of life they lead here ? Given up to luxury , acquiring possessions , selling the ...
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... from the time of my arrival at Cumana , to procure electrical eels . We had been promised them offen , but our hopes had always been disappointed Money loses its value as ELECTRICAL FISHES . 118 you withdraw from the coast ;
... from the time of my arrival at Cumana , to procure electrical eels . We had been promised them offen , but our hopes had always been disappointed Money loses its value as ELECTRICAL FISHES . 118 you withdraw from the coast ;
Page 113
... fish , which , they said , benumbed their hands . This fish ascends the little river Manzanares . It is a new species of ray , the lateral spots of which are scarcely visible , and which much resembles the torpedo . The torpedos , which ...
... fish , which , they said , benumbed their hands . This fish ascends the little river Manzanares . It is a new species of ray , the lateral spots of which are scarcely visible , and which much resembles the torpedo . The torpedos , which ...
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... fish . This fear of the Indians is the more extrordinary , as they do not attempt to adopt precautions in which they profess to have great confidence . When ... fish by horses . SINGULAR METHOD OF FISHING . 115 aquatic serpents , swim.
... fish . This fear of the Indians is the more extrordinary , as they do not attempt to adopt precautions in which they profess to have great confidence . When ... fish by horses . SINGULAR METHOD OF FISHING . 115 aquatic serpents , swim.
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Amazon America ancient Angostura animals appear Apure Aragua Atabapo Atures banks boat Bonpland Cabruta cacao Calabozo called Caño canoe Caracas Caribs Carichana cassava Cassiquiare cataracts coast colour contain Cordillera covered crocodiles cultivated curare earth east eggs electric Encaramada Esmeralda Europe Father feet fish forests fruit Gili gneiss granite Grenada grünstein Guaviare Guiana gymnotus hornblende humidity hundred Indians inhabitants insects island jaguar Javita Jesuits juice lake latitude leagues Llanos Lower Orinoco Mariara Maypures Meta mission missionary monkeys monks mosquitos mountains mouth nations natives night Nueva Valencia observed Omaguas Orinoco Ottomacs palm-trees passed plains plants Porto Cabello Raudal resembles Rio Negro rise river rocks San Fernando savannahs shore soil Spanish species spot steppes strata Tamanacs temperature toises torrid zone trees tribes tributary streams Upper Orinoco Uruana Valencia valleys of Aragua vegetation Ventuari village zancudos