Action, electric, similarity of, in the electric eel and the voltaic battery, ii. 122
volcanic, centre of, i. 449, 455, 461; connexion of, iii. 403 Acosta, travels of, i. 171 Adansonia, or baobab of, Senegal, i. 62
Acuvajos, country of the, iii. 35 Aerolites, i. 357
Africa, travels in, i. 4; deserts of, ii. 97
Aguas Calientes, ravine of, ii. 22; river of, ii. 39 Agriculture, tropical, i. 206, 207, 209, iii. 126; early practice of, i. 295, ii. 368; influence of on individuals, ii. 98; mean tempe- rature required for the success of, i. 495; geology applied to, iii. 404, 405
in the island of Cuba, iii.
zone of, in Spanish America,
i. 394 Aguatire, the, i. 482 Ajuntas, i. 476
Alcaldes, or Indian magistrates, i. 253
Alegranza, island of, i. 31-37-39 Algodonal, ii. 177; crocodiles of, ii. 167
Aloe, see Magney Alligators, ii. 197, iii. 179 Almond-trees, ii. 368, 449
Alphabet, application of the, in Indian languages, i. 322, ii. 304 Alta Vista, plain of, i. 68; natural ice-house of, ib. Gracia, ii. 136
Alum, European, iii. 118
mines, iii. 112, 113, 116 Amalivaca, ii. 473
Amasonia, arborea, ii. 355 Amazon river, falls of the, ii. 251, 252; valley of the, ii. 314; na- vigation of, ii. 374; tributary streams of, ii. 377; bridges over the, ii. 462 n; course of the, iii. 303, 304; basin of the, iii, 360, 362; plains of the, iii. 363
stones, ii. 395-397; locality
of, ii. 462 Amazons, traditions of the, ii. 399- 402
Amygdaloide, iii. 400 America, discovery of, i. 21; ra pidity of vegetation in, i. 148; Savanahs of, ii. 87; geological structure of, ii. 91, 92; early colonists of, ii. 374; traditions of, iii. 28, 116; ancient name of, iii. 59; supposed identity of, with Asia, iii. 216, 217
east of the Andes, iii. 351 English, iii. 122; popula-
tion of, iii. 127
Portuguese, iii. 20; popu lation of, iii. 127
South plants of, i. 152 213-217, 232, 240; forests of, i. 215, 216; 276, 280, 283, ii. 8, 31, 366, iii. 141; missions of,
i. 218, 244, 245, 281, 282, | Anthropophagy, ii. 413, iii. 85
295, 334, 335, ii. 220, 223, 232, 238, 344, 337, 351, 385, iii. 18; natives of, i. 339; waters of, i. 403; pampas of, ii. | 87, 88, geography of, iii. 26, 29; geognostic description of, iii. 285; configuration of, iii. 286; mountains of, iii. 366; extent of, iii. 367; plains of Ibib, boun- daries of, iii. 368 America, Spanish, inhabitants of, i. 338, 340, 397; civil wars of, i. 400; state of society in, i. 413; productions of, i. 505; boundaries of, ii. 373; frontier posts of, ii. 374; population of iii. 121, 127, 129; extent of, iii. 127; repub- lics of iii. 276; commerce of, ii. 122; agriculture of, iii. 126; political position of, iii. 144, 146
Amerigo, Vespucci, i. 338 Andalusia, New, coasts of, iii. 161, 285, iii. 2; mountains of, i. 147, 200, 239; capital of, 147; in. habitants of, i. 294; earthquakes in, i. 446; extent of, iii. 215, 216
Andes, ascent of the, i. 244; branches of the, ii. 93; structure of, iii. 291-326; elevation of iii. 291; etymology of the name, iii. 296; importance of the, iii. 309. of Chili iii. 364
Angostura, iii. 2; commerce of iii. 6; geology of, iii. 384 bark, iii. 23, 24
Anil, see Indigo Animals, effects of heat and cold, upon, ii. 133, 134; organization of, ii. 139; contemplations on the nature of, ii. 153, 154; hemis- pherical distribution of, ii. 319; geography of, iii. 399
domestic, ii. 311
wild, herds of, ii. 104
Antidotes, to poisons, ii. 446 n, 447 Antiles, the iii. 154, 247 Antimano, i. 474, 477
Ants, of the torrid zone, ii. 34, use of by the natives as food, ii. 389 411
Apes, different species of, i. 278 Apparatus electrical, ii. 112 Apples, American, i. 409, 410 Apure river, ii. 137, 142; voyage on the, ii. 151; channel of, ii. 161; navigation of, ii. 164; junction of, with the Orinoco, ii. 174; fetid waters of, ii. 200; rise of the iii. 11
Apurito, island of, ii. 151, 172 Aquio, river, ii. 385 Aradores, ii. 352
Aragua, i. 501, ii. 1; cotton plan- tations of, i. 504; boundaries of, ii. 2; forests of, ii. 10; plains of, ii. 15; indigo grounds of, ii. 32, 33; cacao plantations of, ii. 57, 58; geology of, ii. 17; vultures of, ii. 134 Araguatos, ii. 69
Araya, salt works of, i. 179-182, 186, 187, iii. 112; Peninsula of, i. 184; castle of, i. 188; pearls of, i. 191; inhabitants of, i. 199; scarcity of rain in, i. 292, iii. 114; geology of, iii. 395 Archipelago, of St. Bernard, iii. 205, 219
of Chonos, iii. 297 of Rosario, iii. 219
Arenas, i. 220 Areverians, tribe of, ii. 200 Areo, river, i. 245, 248 Aroa, copper mines of, i. 441, ii. 65; river of ib.
Arowaks, tribe of the, iii.. 82 Arrua, the, ii. 186, 187, 189 Artabrum, promontory of, i. 11. Arvi, the, iii. 33
Asia, steppes of, ii. 87
Animals, painted representations of, Asphaltum, lake of, i. 248 n
by native Indians, ii. 308
Assuay, mountains of, iii. 306
Astronomy, study of, i. 134, 135 Atabapo, the, ii. 329; pure waters of the, ii. 338; banks of the, ii. 341, 471
Ataripe, cavern of, ii. 481-485 Atlantic, temperature of the, i. 12, 129, 130; currents in the, i. 15- 25; phenomena, in the, i. 137 n Atlantis, i. 52 n Atmosphere, rapid changes, in the, i. 224; serenity of the, i. 240; greatest heat of the, i. 378; ob- servations on the, i. 408 Atmospheric transparency, effects of, on mental and vegetable pro- perties, i. 82 Atrato, iii. 218
Aturajos, country of the, iii. 35 Atures, rapids of, ii. 234; mission of, ii. 238, 489; prevalence of fevers at, ii. 242, 289; vegetation of, ii. 255, 256; church of, ii. 266; tribes of ii. 289, 484; language of, ii. 302
Auraca, river, ii. 137; birds of the, ii. 196
Avila, mountain of, i. 387, 390, 475
Barbula, cotton plantations of, ii. 56
Barcelona, New, native population of, i. 294, 297; languages of, i. 317; port of, i. 367, 396, iii. 6, 91; fort of, i. 368, ii. 45, iii. 102; earthquakes at, i. 446; plains of, iii. 95; town of, iii. 103 Barigon, limestones of the, iii. 398 Bark, medicinal, iii. 23
Barometer, variations of, previous to earthquakes, i. 166, 167, ho- rary variations of, i. 273 Barquisimeto, i. 440, 441 Baru, peninsula of, iii. 219 island of, iii. 220
Batabano, route to, iii. 177; gulf of, iii. 181; rocks of, iii. 183, 186, 187
Batavia, sugar cane of, i. 487 Bathing, methods of, practised by the Indians, i. 159
Baudin, Capt. expedition of to the South Seas, i. 3, 13, ascent of peak Teneriffe, by, i. 74
Azores, new island of the, i. 38; Baxo de la Cotua, i. 289 sea around the, i. 129
Balsam-trees, groves of, i. 497 Bamboos, i. 217; furniture made from, ii. 56; region of, ii. 420 Banana-tree, i. 409
Bandits of the plains, iii. 93, 94 Baracoa, commerce of, iii. 261 Baragnan, passage of, ii. 198, 487, 493
Barba de Tigre, ii. 172
Beauty, national ideas of, i. 308 Bees peculiar to the New World, i. 434, 435, ii. 200, 367
Bergantin, excursion to, iii. 105; sandstone of the, iii. 394
Barbarian, origin of the term i. Bermuda, islands of, i. 129 294
Barbarism, regions in which it most prevails, i. 293
Berrio, Antonio de, iii. 50; expedi- tion of, iii. 51-53
Bertholletia excelsa, or Brazil nut tree, ii. 391
Brazil-nut trees, (Bertholletia ex- celsa) ii. 391; nut, harvest of, ii. 448, 452 Bread-fruit, i. 331 Breschet, M. ii. 502
Bridges over the Amazon, ii. 462, n of Lianas, ii. 461
Brigantine, situation of the, i. 157; conjunction of, with the Cocolla, i. 241; descent of the, i. 275 Bruyère, description of slaves by, i. 176, n
Brownea, or mountain roses, i. 482, 490
Buen Pastor, mineral springs of, i. 248
Buenos Ayres, exports of, ii. 110; extent of, iii. 129; population of, ib. situation of, iii. 298; pampas of, iii. 360, 363 Burro, isle of, ii. 18 Butterflies, American, i. 278 Butter-tree, ii. 55
from birds, i. 258 from palm-fruit, iii. 208 from the tortoise egg, ii.
tree dedicated to, (Bon- Cabo Blanco, i. 376; summit of, i.
plandi trifoliata), iii. 23 Boracha, island of, i. 368
Borachita, island of, iii. 147 Botany, descriptive, i. 328 n
385; climate of, i. 386
Cabrera,, promontory of, ii. 7 n.
Cabruta, town of, iii. 83
Cabullure, river, ii. 179
of the Canary islands, i. Cacao, port of, ii. 422
i. 151, iii. 109; varieties of, i. 152, | Cape Matahambre, iii. 183
ji. 318; plantations of, i. 444
Calaboza, ii. 108; departure from,
ii. 131; plains of, iii. 388
Calabury river, ii. 393
Caldera, of Peak Teneriffe, i. 77 Caledonia, New, ii. 498
Camels, first introduction of, in
America, ii. 30
of Forteventura, i. 30
of Teneriffe, i. 50
Campeachy, iii. 155 Campoma, lake of, i. 286
Canada, basin of, iii. 355; lakes of, iii. 356
Cananivacari, rapids of, ii. 408 Canaries of Orotava, i. 87 n.
of Montaña Clara, i. 39 Canary Islands, i. 29, 39, 45, 121; birds of the, i. 39, 87; ancient historical notices of, i. 110, 112; geology of the, i. 105, 461 n, ; fruits and plants of, i. 115-120; aborigines of, i. 121; inhabitants of, i. 125; government of the, i. 121; hot springs of, i. 290 n. Cannibal, origin of the term, iii. 85, 213, 214 n,
tribes, ii. 354, 413 Cannibalism, ii. 392, 411; tribes most addicted to, ii. 413
in Egypt, ii. 416 n.
Cano de la Tigre, ii. 157 Canoes, Indian, i. 143, ii. 213, 215, 355; modes of conveying them overland, ii. 357,
of Norfolk Island, ii. 367 n. Caparro monkey, ii. 480 Capanaparo, lake of, ii. 197 Cape Araya, salt-pits of, i. 180 Baco, iii. 151
Barima, iii. 16
De la Brea, i. 198
Cirial, i. 195
Codera, i. 370, 374 Finistere, i. 14 Guaratarito, i. 198 Macanao, i. 146, 208
Negril, iii. 201 Portland, iii. 151 Manas, iii. 151 Sotto, i. 195, 198 St. Vincent, i. 26 Three Points, i. 139 Vela. i. 439
Cape Verd Islands, i. 129 Capitania, general of Caracas, i. 392 n, iii. 1; government of, i. 393 n.; population of, i. 396, iii. 133; exportation of hides from, ii. 110; annexation of with New Granada, iii. 143
Caps, of bark, ii. 454
Capuchin Hospital, near Cumano, i. 158
Capuchins, missions of, iii. 17;
indigo, manufactures of, i. 227; government of, iii. 19; influence of, iii. 23-25.
Caracas, city of, i. 170, 390, 401, 403; salt-works of, i. 180; popu- lation of, i. 386; valleys of, i. 402; climate of, i. 387, 405-408; vegetable productions of, i. 409, 410; temperature of, i. 387 state of society in, i. 413; intel- ligence of the inhabitants, i. 415; printing office in, i. 417; mines of, i. 440, 443, iii. 138; earth- quakes at, i. 445, 447, 451-453; effects of the, i. 454, 455; de- parture from, i. 474; flora of, i. 480; Cacao, plantations of, ii. 60; commerce of, iii. 6; plains of, iii. 71, 95; La Venta, or large Inn of, i. 388
islands of, i. 365, 366, iii. 109 Carapa, i. 474 Caratapona, granite islands of, ii. 7 Caravalleda, sugar plantations of, i. 375
Caravanserai of San Fernando, i. 218
Cari, missions of, iii. 72, 73; inha-
Cariaco, town of, i. 283; valley of,
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