Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain, Հատոր 4Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814 |
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... arrob . 1,992 Fresh grapes 1,170 pitch . 3,510 Pilchards ( sardines ) 93 barr . 1,347 Anchovies 10 arrob . 50 White paper 274,211 reams 885,884 Foul paper 7,906 ditto 4,577 Thread 376 quint . 11,451 Corks 699,000 5,177 Canteens ...
... arrob . 1,992 Fresh grapes 1,170 pitch . 3,510 Pilchards ( sardines ) 93 barr . 1,347 Anchovies 10 arrob . 50 White paper 274,211 reams 885,884 Foul paper 7,906 ditto 4,577 Thread 376 quint . 11,451 Corks 699,000 5,177 Canteens ...
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... arrob . 15,185 · 570 lib . 2,954 • 18,699 faneg . 33,316 Sacks ( costales ) · 130,800 ditto 42,388 Straw hats 5,084 doz . 7,948 Packthread ( heniquen ) 1,964 arrob . 6,065 Cordage 259 pieces 2,842 Harpoons ( tiburoneras ) 1,057 arrob ...
... arrob . 15,185 · 570 lib . 2,954 • 18,699 faneg . 33,316 Sacks ( costales ) · 130,800 ditto 42,388 Straw hats 5,084 doz . 7,948 Packthread ( heniquen ) 1,964 arrob . 6,065 Cordage 259 pieces 2,842 Harpoons ( tiburoneras ) 1,057 arrob ...
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... arrob . 3,303,470 Cochineal granilla 2,355 ditto 50,472 polvos 8258 ders 1,322 ditto 14,615 8FF.r grana 2,8 boow 56900S Indigo 01,480,570 lib . 3,229,796 Vanilla doris 18,1 1,793 mill . 65,076 Sugaroot 431,667 arrob . 1,454,240 Roucou ...
... arrob . 3,303,470 Cochineal granilla 2,355 ditto 50,472 polvos 8258 ders 1,322 ditto 14,615 8FF.r grana 2,8 boow 56900S Indigo 01,480,570 lib . 3,229,796 Vanilla doris 18,1 1,793 mill . 65,076 Sugaroot 431,667 arrob . 1,454,240 Roucou ...
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... arrob . 22,195 Cocoa of Guayaquil 631 fan . 15,821 Wax 368 arrob . 6,426 Campeachy wood 6,219 quint . 7,773 Raw hides 2,300 2,403 Tallow 1,675 arrob . 6,711 Eatables 100,461 | Woollen cloth 9,062 • Soap Pite Pitch and tar Sacks Ordinary ...
... arrob . 22,195 Cocoa of Guayaquil 631 fan . 15,821 Wax 368 arrob . 6,426 Campeachy wood 6,219 quint . 7,773 Raw hides 2,300 2,403 Tallow 1,675 arrob . 6,711 Eatables 100,461 | Woollen cloth 9,062 • Soap Pite Pitch and tar Sacks Ordinary ...
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... arrob 37,722 Saffron 17,174 lib . 344,087 Almonds 1,298 quint . 34,825 Filberts 255 € ditto 4,201 • Olives Capers Aromatic herbs Linseed oil Dried grapes 21,611 jars 30,609 193 barr . 5,609 • 68 quint . 125 ditto 659 250 • 1,107 ditto ...
... arrob 37,722 Saffron 17,174 lib . 344,087 Almonds 1,298 quint . 34,825 Filberts 255 € ditto 4,201 • Olives Capers Aromatic herbs Linseed oil Dried grapes 21,611 jars 30,609 193 barr . 5,609 • 68 quint . 125 ditto 659 250 • 1,107 ditto ...
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Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain: With Physical Sections ..., Հատոր 4 Alexander von Humboldt Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1822 |
Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain ...: With Physical ..., Հատոր 4 Alexander von Humboldt Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1811 |
Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain, Հատոր 4 Alexander von Humboldt Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1811 |
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Էջ 43 - The produce of the home manufactures, " have been in great request, and all the de" mands could by no means be satisfied, which " ought to excite the manufacturers to increase " the activity of their workshops. " 4. The importation of European brandy " would have been much greater, if it had not " been for the increasing consumption of rum " manufactured in Mexico. The wines of " Xeres and Rioxa are in the greatest re»
Էջ 201 - under the torrid zone, the smallest marshes are the most dangerous, being surrounded, as at Vera Cruz and Carthagena, with an arid and sandy soil, which raises the temperature of the ambient air...
Էջ 284 - ... this important truth, that the prosperity of the whites is intimately connected with that of the Copper coloured race, and that there can be no durable prosperity for the two Americas till this unfortunate race, humiliated but not degraded by long oppression, shall participate in all the advantages resulting from the progress of civilization and the improvement of social order ! NOTES AND SUPPLEMENT.
Էջ 88 - The sphere of their ideas has been extended, wants have been communicated to them which they were ignorant of, and within these twenty years they have made a considerable progress towards that social state which we very improperly designate by the word...
Էջ 25 - Fabrica ; but its navigation is extremely difficult on account of the seven pyramids (raudaks) which are counted between its source and the mouth of the Rio de Saravia. It would be of infinite importance again to order this ground to be examined by intelligent engineers, to determine whether, as was believed by M. Cramer, the canal between the two seas, can be executed without locks or without inclined planes, and whether by blowing up the rocks with powder, the beds of the rivers Passo and Chimalapa...
Էջ 25 - Chimalapa, the mountains form a groupe rather than an uninterrupted chain, and ' that there exists a transversal valley, in which a canal of communication might be cut between the two seas.
Էջ 58 - I have seen few situations in either hemisphere of a more savage aspect, I would say at the same time more dismal and more romantic. The masses of rocks bear in their form a strong resemblance to the dentilated crest of Montserrat in Catalonia. They are composed of granite of a large grain like that of Fichtelberg and Carlsbad in Germany. This granite is stratified, but the banks are irregularly inclined, sometimes to the south and sometimes to the south east.
Էջ 24 - Tehuantepec ; and that on ascending it beyond the cataract, even as far as the old desembarcadero de Malpasso, they were still more than 26 leagues distant from the shores of the South Sea. They observed that a chain of mountains of very inconsiderable height, divides the waters between the gulf of Mexico, and the gulf of Tehuantepec. This small cordillera stretches from east to west, from the Cerros de los Mixes, formerly inhabited by a wild and warlike tribe* towards the elevated table land of...