Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... Cape Barima , as well by the river of this name as by the Rio Moroca and several estuaries ( esteres ) a communication with the English co- lony of Essequibo . Small vessels can penetrate into the interior as far as the Rio Poumaron ...
... Cape Barima , as well by the river of this name as by the Rio Moroca and several estuaries ( esteres ) a communication with the English co- lony of Essequibo . Small vessels can penetrate into the interior as far as the Rio Poumaron ...
Page 17
... cape near the little fort of Vieja Guyana . The populous missions of the Ca- ribbee and Guiana Indians , governed by the Catalonian Capu- chins , lie near the sources of the Imataca and the Aquire . The easternmost of these missions are ...
... cape near the little fort of Vieja Guyana . The populous missions of the Ca- ribbee and Guiana Indians , governed by the Catalonian Capu- chins , lie near the sources of the Imataca and the Aquire . The easternmost of these missions are ...
Page 54
... cape of the island Punta Galera , on account of the form of a rock . From Punta de la Galera he sailed to the west , and landed at a low cape , which he calls Punta del Arenal ; this is our Punta de Icacos . In this passage , near a ...
... cape of the island Punta Galera , on account of the form of a rock . From Punta de la Galera he sailed to the west , and landed at a low cape , which he calls Punta del Arenal ; this is our Punta de Icacos . In this passage , near a ...
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... the discoveries of Columbus . No doubt the lands between Uucatan , Cape Gracias á Dios , and Veragua , discovered by Columbus ( 1502 and 1503 ) , by Solis , and by Pinçon ( 1506 ) . . EARLY MAPS OF AMERICA . 59 There is no isthmus.
... the discoveries of Columbus . No doubt the lands between Uucatan , Cape Gracias á Dios , and Veragua , discovered by Columbus ( 1502 and 1503 ) , by Solis , and by Pinçon ( 1506 ) . . EARLY MAPS OF AMERICA . 59 There is no isthmus.
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... Cape Saint Augustin , and before he reached the mouth of the Amazon . ( Herrera , dec . I , p . 107. ) The narrative of Gomara , Hist . Nat . , 1553 , p . 48 , is very confused in a geographical point of view . § Compare the maps of ...
... Cape Saint Augustin , and before he reached the mouth of the Amazon . ( Herrera , dec . I , p . 107. ) The narrative of Gomara , Hist . Nat . , 1553 , p . 48 , is very confused in a geographical point of view . § Compare the maps of ...
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