Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... Essequibo , by the Rio Carony . Neither wine , oil , nor flour , three articles of inportation the most sought after , was received directly from Spain . Some merchants , in 1771 , sent the first schooner to Cadiz ; and since that ...
... Essequibo , by the Rio Carony . Neither wine , oil , nor flour , three articles of inportation the most sought after , was received directly from Spain . Some merchants , in 1771 , sent the first schooner to Cadiz ; and since that ...
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... Essequibo . Small vessels can penetrate into the interior as far as the Rio Poumaron , on which are the ancient settlements of Zealand and Middleburg . Heretofore this communication interested the government of Caracas only on account ...
... Essequibo . Small vessels can penetrate into the interior as far as the Rio Poumaron , on which are the ancient settlements of Zealand and Middleburg . Heretofore this communication interested the government of Caracas only on account ...
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... Essequibo , where the former river receives the Mazuruni . At this point of union are found two villages of Guaraons . They also bear the names of Imataca and Zacupana . Caño de Manamo grande , C. de Manamo chico , C. Pedernales , C ...
... Essequibo , where the former river receives the Mazuruni . At this point of union are found two villages of Guaraons . They also bear the names of Imataca and Zacupana . Caño de Manamo grande , C. de Manamo chico , C. Pedernales , C ...
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... , or the colony of Essequibo ; and toward the south , in going up the desert banks of the Paragua and the Paraguamasi , and crossing the Cordillera of Pacaraimo , 20 INDIAN TRIBES . they touch the Portuguese settlements on c 2.
... , or the colony of Essequibo ; and toward the south , in going up the desert banks of the Paragua and the Paraguamasi , and crossing the Cordillera of Pacaraimo , 20 INDIAN TRIBES . they touch the Portuguese settlements on c 2.
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... Essequibo , that the missions of Carony can export their productions . The latter way has not yet been tried , though several Christian settlements * are formed on one of the principal tributary streams of the Cuyuni , the Rio Juruario ...
... Essequibo , that the missions of Carony can export their productions . The latter way has not yet been tried , though several Christian settlements * are formed on one of the principal tributary streams of the Cuyuni , the Rio Juruario ...
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