 The great city of Temixtitan is situated in the midst of the salt-water lake, which has its tides like the sea ; and from the city to the continent there are two leagues whichever way we wish to enter. Four dikes lead to the city ; they are made by the...  Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain - Էջ 12Alexander von Humboldt - 1811 - 1687 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1809 - 518 էջ
...the continent. The great city of Temixtitan is situated in the midst of the salt-water lake, which has its tides like the sea ; and from the city to...large as Seville or Cordova. The streets, I merely speak of the principal ones, are very narrow and very large ; some are half dry and half occupied by... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1814 - 538 էջ
...The great city of Temixtitan* (Tenochtitlan) is situated in tiie midst of the salt-water lake, which has its tides like the sea; and from the city to the continent there are * Temistitan, Temixtitan, Tenoxtitlan, Temihtitlan, are all vicious alterations of the true name of... | |
 | 1816 - 514 էջ
...t6 the "continent" says he, "there are two leagues ""whichever way we may wish to enter. Four "dykes lead to the city; they are made by the hand "of man — tlie city is as large as Seville or Cordo"va." — Of the strecvs — "some are half dry and hall... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1830 - 380 էջ
...Tenoxtitlau, Temihtitlan, are all (Tenochtitlan) is situated in the midst of the saltwater lake, which has its tides like the sea; and from the city to the...large as Seville or Cordova. The streets, I merely speak of the principal ones, are very narrow and very large; some are half dry and half occupied by... | |
 | James Bell - 1831 - 778 էջ
...The great city of Temixtitan (Tenochtitlan)- is situated in tha midst of the salt water lake, which has its tides like the sea ; and from the city to...wish to enter. Four dikes lead to the city : they are mail« by the hand of man, and are of the breadth of two lances. The. city is as large as Seville or... | |
 | James Bell - 1832 - 910 էջ
...The great city of Temixtitan (Tenochtitlan) is situated in the midst of the salt water lake, which has its tides like the sea ; and from the city to...large as Seville or Cordova. The streets — I merely speak of the principal ones — are very narrow and very large ; some are half dry and half occupied... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1848 - 662 էջ
...corruption of the true name of Tonoctitlan) is situated in the midst of the salt water lake, which has its tides like the sea; and from the city to the...large as Seville or Cordova. The streets, (I merely speak of the principal ones,) are very narrow and very long; some are half dry and half occupied by... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1859 - 528 էջ
...the continent. The great city of Temixtitan is situated in the midst of the salt-water lake, which has its tides like the sea ; and from the city to...large as Seville or Cordova. The streets, I merely speak of the principal ones, are very narrow and very large ; some are half dry and half occupied by... | |
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