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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... five hundred toises ; most commonly it is but four DIMINUTION OF THE LAKE . 5 or five miles .
... five hundred toises ; most commonly it is but four DIMINUTION OF THE LAKE . 5 or five miles .
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... five miles . The dimensions , as deduced from my observa- tions are much less than those hitherto adopted by the natives . It might be thought that , to form a precise idea of the progressive diminution of the waters , it would be ...
... five miles . The dimensions , as deduced from my observa- tions are much less than those hitherto adopted by the natives . It might be thought that , to form a precise idea of the progressive diminution of the waters , it would be ...
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... five or forty deep . Such is the result of soundings made with the greatest care by Don Antonio Manzano . When we reflect on the vast depths of all the lakes of Switzerland , which , notwithstanding their position in high valleys ...
... five or forty deep . Such is the result of soundings made with the greatest care by Don Antonio Manzano . When we reflect on the vast depths of all the lakes of Switzerland , which , notwithstanding their position in high valleys ...
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... five inches in diameter . When cut open it is found quite filled with seeds , and without those hollow places which occur constantly in the common papaw . The taste of this fruit , of which I have often eaten , is extremely sweet . I ...
... five inches in diameter . When cut open it is found quite filled with seeds , and without those hollow places which occur constantly in the common papaw . The taste of this fruit , of which I have often eaten , is extremely sweet . I ...
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... five years we saw it only twice in a wild state , once in the plains of the Rio Guayguaza , and once in the llanos of Cumana , thirty leagues * At Ochsenkopf , at Rudolphstein , at Epprechtstein , at Luxburg , and at Schneeberg . The ...
... five years we saw it only twice in a wild state , once in the plains of the Rio Guayguaza , and once in the llanos of Cumana , thirty leagues * At Ochsenkopf , at Rudolphstein , at Epprechtstein , at Luxburg , and at Schneeberg . The ...
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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