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 54
... ridge of Galipano ) to the town of Caracas . ( Simon , p . 594 ; Raleigh , p . 19. ) Those only who are acquainted with the situation can be sensible how difficult and daring this enterprise was . The northern part of La Punta de Icacos ...
... ridge of Galipano ) to the town of Caracas . ( Simon , p . 594 ; Raleigh , p . 19. ) Those only who are acquainted with the situation can be sensible how difficult and daring this enterprise was . The northern part of La Punta de Icacos ...
Page 114
... ridges of bare rock , the strata of which are much inclined . The principal point is nearly two hundred and twenty toises high ; but the mountains , as it often happens in a rocky isthmus , display very singular forms . The Paps ( tetas ) ...
... ridges of bare rock , the strata of which are much inclined . The principal point is nearly two hundred and twenty toises high ; but the mountains , as it often happens in a rocky isthmus , display very singular forms . The Paps ( tetas ) ...
Page 202
... ridge , running from N.E. to S.W. This ridge , and the old dyke , which link , by the rock of Sancho Pardo , Cape San Antonio to the peninsula of Yucatan , divide the great sea of the West Indies into three partial basins , similar to ...
... ridge , running from N.E. to S.W. This ridge , and the old dyke , which link , by the rock of Sancho Pardo , Cape San Antonio to the peninsula of Yucatan , divide the great sea of the West Indies into three partial basins , similar to ...
Page 222
... of Mexico and Columbia , we should remain in ignorance of the height of the ridge which divides the waters in the isthmus . The persons we consulted all agreed that the journey by land OF CARTHAGENA . 223 along the Cordilleras , by Santa.
... of Mexico and Columbia , we should remain in ignorance of the height of the ridge which divides the waters in the isthmus . The persons we consulted all agreed that the journey by land OF CARTHAGENA . 223 along the Cordilleras , by Santa.
Page 226
... ridge from west to east . The calcareous rock , with cardites , meandrites , and petrified corals , somewhat resembles the tertiary limestone of the peninsala of Araya , near Cumana . It is split and decom- posed in the steep parts of ...
... ridge from west to east . The calcareous rock , with cardites , meandrites , and petrified corals , somewhat resembles the tertiary limestone of the peninsala of Araya , near Cumana . It is split and decom- posed in the steep parts of ...
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