Political essay on the kingdom of New Spain, Հատոր 3 |
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In grounds capable of being watered , and in which plants with tuberous roots ,
for example batates and ignames , have preceded the cultivation of the sugar -
cane , the annual produce amounts even to three or four thousand arrobas per ...
In grounds capable of being watered , and in which plants with tuberous roots ,
for example batates and ignames , have preceded the cultivation of the sugar -
cane , the annual produce amounts even to three or four thousand arrobas per ...
Էջ 95
... directed towards this fertile and inexhaustible source , than towards the
working of mines , of which the wealth has not so direct an influence on the public
prosperity , and merely changes the nominal value of the annual produce of the
earth .
... directed towards this fertile and inexhaustible source , than towards the
working of mines , of which the wealth has not so direct an influence on the public
prosperity , and merely changes the nominal value of the annual produce of the
earth .
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In the political view of New Spain , which I presented to the court of Madrid in
1803 , I had hazarded a similar valuation , from the value of the tithes payable to
the clergy . The result of this operation was , that the annual produce of the land ...
In the political view of New Spain , which I presented to the court of Madrid in
1803 , I had hazarded a similar valuation , from the value of the tithes payable to
the clergy . The result of this operation was , that the annual produce of the land ...
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silver , it is because the members of a society zean value of the produce of the
Mines . - Annual - Zion of Mercury in the process of Amalgamation . 1re as the
first source of the natural wealth and prosperity of the inhabitants , it remains , for
of ...
silver , it is because the members of a society zean value of the produce of the
Mines . - Annual - Zion of Mercury in the process of Amalgamation . 1re as the
first source of the natural wealth and prosperity of the inhabitants , it remains , for
of ...
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Is it probable , considering the present method of working , and the geological
constitution of the country , that the annual produce of the mines of Mexico will
admit of an augmentation ? Or shall we admit , with several celebrated writers ,
that ...
Is it probable , considering the present method of working , and the geological
constitution of the country , that the annual produce of the mines of Mexico will
admit of an augmentation ? Or shall we admit , with several celebrated writers ,
that ...
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Political Essay on the Kingdom of New-Spain, Հատոր 1 Alexander von Humboldt Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1811 |
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