Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... Gold- smith . Vol . 3. Bracebridge Hall and Abbots- ford and Newstead . Vol . 4. Tales of a Traveller and the Alhambra . Vol . 5. Conquest of Granada and Con- quest of Spain Vols . 6 and 7. Life of Columbus and Companions of Columbus ...
... Gold- smith . Vol . 3. Bracebridge Hall and Abbots- ford and Newstead . Vol . 4. Tales of a Traveller and the Alhambra . Vol . 5. Conquest of Granada and Con- quest of Spain Vols . 6 and 7. Life of Columbus and Companions of Columbus ...
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... those of ciuchona ; a mixture less dangerous , but till injurious , on account of the superabundance of tannin and acrid matter contained in the false cascarilla , GOLD WASHINGS . 25 for the ecclesiastical hierarchy , or.
... those of ciuchona ; a mixture less dangerous , but till injurious , on account of the superabundance of tannin and acrid matter contained in the false cascarilla , GOLD WASHINGS . 25 for the ecclesiastical hierarchy , or.
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... gold - dust collected by this labour was put into calabashes of the Crescentia cujete , and sold to the Dutch at Essequibo . Still more recently , some Mexican miners , who abused the credulity of Don * It appears , that the little ...
... gold - dust collected by this labour was put into calabashes of the Crescentia cujete , and sold to the Dutch at Essequibo . Still more recently , some Mexican miners , who abused the credulity of Don * It appears , that the little ...
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... gold . These essays , though fruitless , served to renew the ancient idea , " that every shining rock in Guiana is teeming with gold ( una madre del oro ) . ” Not contented with taking the mica - slate to the furnace , strata of amphi ...
... gold . These essays , though fruitless , served to renew the ancient idea , " that every shining rock in Guiana is teeming with gold ( una madre del oro ) . ” Not contented with taking the mica - slate to the furnace , strata of amphi ...
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... gold , have long since disap- peared ; but the geographical apparatus serving to adorn the fable of El Dorado , the lake Parima , which , similar to the lake of Mexico , reflected the image of so many sumptuous edifices , has been ...
... gold , have long since disap- peared ; but the geographical apparatus serving to adorn the fable of El Dorado , the lake Parima , which , similar to the lake of Mexico , reflected the image of so many sumptuous edifices , has been ...
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