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POLITICAL ESSAY

ON THE

KINGDOM OF NEW SPAIN.

VOL. II.

OGI

1

LONDON.

Printed by A. & R. Spottiswoode,
New-Street-Square.

1

POLITICAL ESSAY

ON THE

422740

KINGDOM OF NEW SPAIN.

CONTAINING

Researches relative to the Geography of Mexico,
The Extent of its Surface and its political Division into Intendancies,
The physical Aspect of the Country,

The Population, the State of Agriculture and Manufacturing
and Commercial Industry;

The Canals projected between the South Sea and Atlantic Ocean,
The Crown Revenues,

The Quantity of the precious Metals which have flowed from Mexico
into Europe and Asia, since the Discovery of the

New Continent,

And the Military Defence of New Spain.

BY ALEXANDER DE HUMBOLDT.

WITH

PHYSICAL SECTIONS AND MAPS,

FOUNDED ON ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, AND TRIGONOMETRICAL

AND BAROMETRICAL MEASUREMENTS.

TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL FRENCH

BY JOHN BLACK.

VOL. II.

BIRLOTH

DO THIRD EDITION.

VILLE

LYONLONDON:

PRINTED FOR

LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN,

PATERNOSTER-ROW.

10-17 X

APAI

. VIII

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

OF

THE KINGDOM OF

NEW SPAIN.

Territorial extent: 118,478 square leagues* (2,339,400 myriares).

Population: 5,837,100 inhabitants,

or 49 inhabitants per square league (23 per myriare).

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