Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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Page 59
... Panama , but a passage , which per- mits of a direct navigation from Europe to India . The great southern island ( South America ) bears the name of Terra de Pareas , bounded by two rivers , the Rio Lareno and the Rio Formoso . These ...
... Panama , but a passage , which per- mits of a direct navigation from Europe to India . The great southern island ( South America ) bears the name of Terra de Pareas , bounded by two rivers , the Rio Lareno and the Rio Formoso . These ...
Page 81
... Ind . Archipel . , vol . ii . p . 371. I make use of the word indigenous ( autocthoni ) , not to indicate a fact of creation , which does not VOL . III . G 82 SUPPOSED RESEMBLANCES . parallel with the isthmus of Panama.
... Ind . Archipel . , vol . ii . p . 371. I make use of the word indigenous ( autocthoni ) , not to indicate a fact of creation , which does not VOL . III . G 82 SUPPOSED RESEMBLANCES . parallel with the isthmus of Panama.
Page 82
... Panama , and supposed by some geographers to join the peninsula of Florida to the north- east extremity of South America . It is the eastern shore of an inland sea , which may be considered as a basin with several outlets . This ...
... Panama , and supposed by some geographers to join the peninsula of Florida to the north- east extremity of South America . It is the eastern shore of an inland sea , which may be considered as a basin with several outlets . This ...
Page 130
... Panama forms part of the territory of Columbia , and that neck of land , if traversed by good roads , and stocked with camels , may one day serve as a portage for the commerce of the world , even though the plains of Cupica , the bay of ...
... Panama forms part of the territory of Columbia , and that neck of land , if traversed by good roads , and stocked with camels , may one day serve as a portage for the commerce of the world , even though the plains of Cupica , the bay of ...
Page 137
... Panama , Rio Hacha , and Marguerita ; and finally , the gold of Popayan , and the platinum , which is nowhere found in abundance but at Choco and Barbacoa : but conformably with the plan I have adopted , I shall confine myself to the ...
... Panama , Rio Hacha , and Marguerita ; and finally , the gold of Popayan , and the platinum , which is nowhere found in abundance but at Choco and Barbacoa : but conformably with the plan I have adopted , I shall confine myself to the ...
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