Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... lake Dorado and the palace of " the gilded man : " and this lake , and this palace , being a local fable , it might be dangerous to awaken remembrances which begin gradually to be effaced . I was assured that , in 1760 , the independent ...
... lake Dorado and the palace of " the gilded man : " and this lake , and this palace , being a local fable , it might be dangerous to awaken remembrances which begin gradually to be effaced . I was assured that , in 1760 , the independent ...
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... lake Parima , which , similar to the lake of Mexico , reflected the image of so many sumptuous edifices , has been religiously preserved by geographers . In the space of three centuries , the same traditions have been differently ...
... lake Parima , which , similar to the lake of Mexico , reflected the image of so many sumptuous edifices , has been religiously preserved by geographers . In the space of three centuries , the same traditions have been differently ...
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... lake , a chain of mountains , or an interbranching of rivers , which have figured there during ages . The fabulous traditions of El Dorado and the lake Parima having been diversely modified according to the aspect of the countries to ...
... lake , a chain of mountains , or an interbranching of rivers , which have figured there during ages . The fabulous traditions of El Dorado and the lake Parima having been diversely modified according to the aspect of the countries to ...
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... lakes , as well as the course and branches of rivers , has been varied in so many ways , that it would not be ... lakes , partly imaginary , and partly enlarged by geographers , forming two distinct groups . The first of these groups ...
... lakes , as well as the course and branches of rivers , has been varied in so many ways , that it would not be ... lakes , partly imaginary , and partly enlarged by geographers , forming two distinct groups . The first of these groups ...
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... lake Parima on the east of the Rio Branco , is alto- gether foreign to the problem of the sources of the Orinoco . Beside the country which we have just noticed ( the Dorado de la Parime , traversed by the Rio Branco ) , another part of ...
... lake Parima on the east of the Rio Branco , is alto- gether foreign to the problem of the sources of the Orinoco . Beside the country which we have just noticed ( the Dorado de la Parime , traversed by the Rio Branco ) , another part of ...
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