Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Volume 3H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... Population of the West India Islands , compared with the Population of the New Continent , with respect to Diversity of Races , Personal Liberty , Language , and Worship 147 vi CONTENTS . CHAPTER XXIX . Political Essay on the.
... Population of the West India Islands , compared with the Population of the New Continent , with respect to Diversity of Races , Personal Liberty , Language , and Worship 147 vi CONTENTS . CHAPTER XXIX . Political Essay on the.
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... population of Angostura , * after having been a long time languishing , has much in- creased since 1785. At the time of my abode in Guiana , however , it was far from being equal to that of Stabroek , the nearest English town . The ...
... population of Angostura , * after having been a long time languishing , has much in- creased since 1785. At the time of my abode in Guiana , however , it was far from being equal to that of Stabroek , the nearest English town . The ...
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... which I have indicated above , I have constructed a map of the country bounded by the delta of the Orinoco , the Carony , and the Cuyuni . This part of Guiana , from its proximity to the POPULATION OF GUIANA . 19 coast , will some day.
... which I have indicated above , I have constructed a map of the country bounded by the delta of the Orinoco , the Carony , and the Cuyuni . This part of Guiana , from its proximity to the POPULATION OF GUIANA . 19 coast , will some day.
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Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland Thomasina Ross. POPULATION OF GUIANA . 19 coast , will some day offer the greatest attraction to Euro- pean settlers . The whole population of this vast province in its present state is , with the ...
Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland Thomasina Ross. POPULATION OF GUIANA . 19 coast , will some day offer the greatest attraction to Euro- pean settlers . The whole population of this vast province in its present state is , with the ...
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... population is composed are the three Indian races of the Guayanos , the Caribs , and the Guaycas . The last are a people of mountaineers , and are far from being so diminutive in size as the Guaycas whom we found at Esmeralda . It is ...
... population is composed are the three Indian races of the Guayanos , the Caribs , and the Guaycas . The last are a people of mountaineers , and are far from being so diminutive in size as the Guaycas whom we found at Esmeralda . It is ...
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