A Voyage to the Eastern Part of Terra Firma: Or the Spanish Main, in South-America, During the Years 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804. Containing a Description of the Territory Under the Jurisdiction of the Captain General of Caraccas, Composed of the Provinces of Venezuela, Maracaibo, Varinas, Spanish Guiana, Cumana, and the Island of Margaretta; and Embracing Every Thing Relative to the Discovery, Conquest, Topography, Legislation, Commerce, Finance, Inhabitants and Productions of the Provinces, Together with a View of the Manners and Customs of the Spaniards, and the Savage as Well as Civilized Indians, Volume 3I. Riley and Company, 1806 - 2 pages |
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