Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... man was beheaded October the 29th , 1618. It is therefore the second town of Santo Tomas , now called Vieja Guyana , which existed in the time of Raleigh . VOL . III . B 2 ANGOSTURA . Dutch , under the command of Captain.
... man was beheaded October the 29th , 1618. It is therefore the second town of Santo Tomas , now called Vieja Guyana , which existed in the time of Raleigh . VOL . III . B 2 ANGOSTURA . Dutch , under the command of Captain.
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... called the fortress ( el castillo , las fortalezas ) , or Old Guayana ( Vieja Guayana ) , by the name of Santo Thomé de la Nueva Guayana . This name being very long , that of Angostura * ( the strait ) has been commonly substituted for ...
... called the fortress ( el castillo , las fortalezas ) , or Old Guayana ( Vieja Guayana ) , by the name of Santo Thomé de la Nueva Guayana . This name being very long , that of Angostura * ( the strait ) has been commonly substituted for ...
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... called the Tartar and Chaldean , or Egyptian ( in the zodiac which contains the sign of the Rat , and in that which contains those of the Fishes and Aqua- rius ) , particular constellations are consecrated to the periodical overflowings ...
... called the Tartar and Chaldean , or Egyptian ( in the zodiac which contains the sign of the Rat , and in that which contains those of the Fishes and Aqua- rius ) , particular constellations are consecrated to the periodical overflowings ...
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... called to the modifications which the periods of the risings must undergo in the course of a river , the sources and the mouth of which are not on the same side of the equinoctial line . The hydraulic systems of the Orinoco and the ...
... called to the modifications which the periods of the risings must undergo in the course of a river , the sources and the mouth of which are not on the same side of the equinoctial line . The hydraulic systems of the Orinoco and the ...
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... Macareo , C. Cutupiti , C. Macuona , C. grande de Mariusas , & c . The last three branches form by their union the sinuous channel called the Vuelta del Torno . VOL . III . с 18 COURSE OF THE ORINOCO . of Chaguanes , Angostura.
... Macareo , C. Cutupiti , C. Macuona , C. grande de Mariusas , & c . The last three branches form by their union the sinuous channel called the Vuelta del Torno . VOL . III . с 18 COURSE OF THE ORINOCO . of Chaguanes , Angostura.
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