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 7
... passed during a voyage of five hundred leagues ; it remains for me to make known the small space of three degrees fifty- two minutes of longitude , that separates the present capital from the mouth of the Orinoco . Exact knowledge of ...
... passed during a voyage of five hundred leagues ; it remains for me to make known the small space of three degrees fifty- two minutes of longitude , that separates the present capital from the mouth of the Orinoco . Exact knowledge of ...
Page 8
... native of Syria . He passed thirty - seven years in mystic contemplation , on five pillars , the last of which was thirty - six cubits high . The sancti columnares attempted ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA . 9 another place that the mauritia palm.
... native of Syria . He passed thirty - seven years in mystic contemplation , on five pillars , the last of which was thirty - six cubits high . The sancti columnares attempted ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA . 9 another place that the mauritia palm.
Page 18
... passed the little forts of Vieja Guayana , the bed of the Orinoco again widens . The state of cultivation of the country on the two banks affords a striking contrast . On the north is seen the desert part of the province of Cu- mana ...
... passed the little forts of Vieja Guayana , the bed of the Orinoco again widens . The state of cultivation of the country on the two banks affords a striking contrast . On the north is seen the desert part of the province of Cu- mana ...
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... passed on the Upper Orinoco . The forests become impenetrable only on advancing toward the south ; on the north are meadows intersected with woody hills . The most picturesque scenes lie near the falls of the Carony , and in that chain ...
... passed on the Upper Orinoco . The forests become impenetrable only on advancing toward the south ; on the north are meadows intersected with woody hills . The most picturesque scenes lie near the falls of the Carony , and in that chain ...
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... passed over in absolute silence by Herrera ( dec . 7 , lib . 10 , cap . vii , vol . iv , p . 238 ) . Fray Pedro Simon gives the whole particulars of it , true or fabulous ; but he composed his work from materials that were unknown to ...
... passed over in absolute silence by Herrera ( dec . 7 , lib . 10 , cap . vii , vol . iv , p . 238 ) . Fray Pedro Simon gives the whole particulars of it , true or fabulous ; but he composed his work from materials that were unknown to ...
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