Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... piastres . These boats went first up the Orinoco to Cabruta ; then along the Apure to San Vicente ; and finally , on the Rio Santo Domingo , as far as Torunos , which is the port of Varinas Nuevas . The little town of San Fernando de ...
... piastres . These boats went first up the Orinoco to Cabruta ; then along the Apure to San Vicente ; and finally , on the Rio Santo Domingo , as far as Torunos , which is the port of Varinas Nuevas . The little town of San Fernando de ...
Page 141
... piastres , in the countries at present united under the denomination of the Republic of Columbia . The exports of the Capi- tania - General of Caracas alone , exclusive of the precious metals , which are the objects of regular working ...
... piastres , in the countries at present united under the denomination of the Republic of Columbia . The exports of the Capi- tania - General of Caracas alone , exclusive of the precious metals , which are the objects of regular working ...
Page 146
... piastres . Many years must no doubt elapse before seventeen millions of inhabitants , spread over a surface one - fifth greater than the whole of Europe , will have found a stable equili- brium in governing themselves . The most ...
... piastres . Many years must no doubt elapse before seventeen millions of inhabitants , spread over a surface one - fifth greater than the whole of Europe , will have found a stable equili- brium in governing themselves . The most ...
Page 155
... piastres from the Mexican treasury . At Madrid , it was long the custom to consider the island of Cuba and the archipelago of the Philippines , as dependencies on Mexico , situated at very unequal distances east and west of Vera Cruz ...
... piastres from the Mexican treasury . At Madrid , it was long the custom to consider the island of Cuba and the archipelago of the Philippines , as dependencies on Mexico , situated at very unequal distances east and west of Vera Cruz ...
Page 207
... piastres . These boats are flat - bottomed , and cannot keep at sea when it is very rough . The breezes from the N.E. had , during ten days , blown with violence on the coast , while , in the open sea , as far as 10 ° lat . , we had ...
... piastres . These boats are flat - bottomed , and cannot keep at sea when it is very rough . The breezes from the N.E. had , during ten days , blown with violence on the coast , while , in the open sea , as far as 10 ° lat . , we had ...
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