Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain, Հատոր 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1811 - 1687 էջ |
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... possess some description , and with the inhabitants of which we are not more or less acquainted . We see the human race before us in every stage of civilization , from the refinement and enterprize of the inha- bitants of the west of ...
... possess some description , and with the inhabitants of which we are not more or less acquainted . We see the human race before us in every stage of civilization , from the refinement and enterprize of the inha- bitants of the west of ...
Էջ viii
... possess . It is this which communicates such a charm to the history of Hume , and arrests so strongly our attention in the tra- vels of Volney . But whatever may be the sentiments of the translator on this subject , it is not for viii ...
... possess . It is this which communicates such a charm to the history of Hume , and arrests so strongly our attention in the tra- vels of Volney . But whatever may be the sentiments of the translator on this subject , it is not for viii ...
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... , we wander as it were in a desert , notwithstanding the show of manuscript maps . There are not more re - ources to be found than Major Rennel possessed for draw- ing up maps of the interior of Africa . It GEOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION .
... , we wander as it were in a desert , notwithstanding the show of manuscript maps . There are not more re - ources to be found than Major Rennel possessed for draw- ing up maps of the interior of Africa . It GEOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION .
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... possess a very extraordinary ability , a certainty of 20 se- conds * for the latitude , and of a third of a minute * One of our most celebrated astronomers observes with truth , that even at this day , since the introduction of ...
... possess a very extraordinary ability , a certainty of 20 se- conds * for the latitude , and of a third of a minute * One of our most celebrated astronomers observes with truth , that even at this day , since the introduction of ...
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... possessing a general map of its rich dominions , and to engage the court of Spain in a brilliant undertaking , but an ... possess very exact charts of the anchorages on the coast of Bengal , while there does not exist any thing like a ...
... possessing a general map of its rich dominions , and to engage the court of Spain in a brilliant undertaking , but an ... possess very exact charts of the anchorages on the coast of Bengal , while there does not exist any thing like a ...
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