Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain ...: With Physical Sections and Maps, Founded on Astronomical Observations, and Trigonometrical and Barometrical Measurements, Հատոր 2I. Riley, 1811 |
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... Peru I have seen the re- mains of walls , along which water was conducted for a space of from 5 to 6000 metres ( from 16,404 to 19,685 feet ) , from the foot of the Cordillera to the coast . The conquerors of the 16th century destroyed ...
... Peru I have seen the re- mains of walls , along which water was conducted for a space of from 5 to 6000 metres ( from 16,404 to 19,685 feet ) , from the foot of the Cordillera to the coast . The conquerors of the 16th century destroyed ...
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... Peru canals of irrigation , " By means of artifi- cial canals , conducted with much patience and considerable art from the torrents that poured across their country , they conveyed a regular supply of moisture to their fields ...
... Peru canals of irrigation , " By means of artifi- cial canals , conducted with much patience and considerable art from the torrents that poured across their country , they conveyed a regular supply of moisture to their fields ...
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... Peru , in the envi- rons of Cusco and Guamachuco , at Pachacamac near Lima , or at Mansiche near Truxillo ; at Cañar and Cayo in the province of Quito ; and in Mexico , near Mitla and Cholula , in the inten- dancies of Oaxaca and Puebla ...
... Peru , in the envi- rons of Cusco and Guamachuco , at Pachacamac near Lima , or at Mansiche near Truxillo ; at Cañar and Cayo in the province of Quito ; and in Mexico , near Mitla and Cholula , in the inten- dancies of Oaxaca and Puebla ...
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... Peru give us a clear idea of this species of American construction . Every habitation of a great lord formed a separate district , in which the courts , streets , walls , and ditches were distinguished . * Noche triste , July 1 , 1520 ...
... Peru give us a clear idea of this species of American construction . Every habitation of a great lord formed a separate district , in which the courts , streets , walls , and ditches were distinguished . * Noche triste , July 1 , 1520 ...
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... Peru . Moreover , the word Nevado , when it is joined to the name of a moun- tain , gives an idea of the minimum of height attributable to its summit . ( See Recueil de mes Observations Astronomiques , Vol . I. p . 134. ) STATISTICAL ...
... Peru . Moreover , the word Nevado , when it is joined to the name of a moun- tain , gives an idea of the minimum of height attributable to its summit . ( See Recueil de mes Observations Astronomiques , Vol . I. p . 134. ) STATISTICAL ...
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