Political essay on the kingdom of New Spain, Հատոր 3Longman, 1811 |
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... hundred men are suffi- cient to man ten fishing vessels , and to pro- cure annually more than a thousand tons of spermaceti ; and this substance might in time become as important an article of export- ation , as the cocoa of Guayaquil ...
... hundred men are suffi- cient to man ten fishing vessels , and to pro- cure annually more than a thousand tons of spermaceti ; and this substance might in time become as important an article of export- ation , as the cocoa of Guayaquil ...
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... hundred thousand ducats worth of them to be presented to your imperial highness . These objects were of the greatest beauty , and I doubt if any other prince of earth ever possessed any thing similar to them . That your highness may not ...
... hundred thousand ducats worth of them to be presented to your imperial highness . These objects were of the greatest beauty , and I doubt if any other prince of earth ever possessed any thing similar to them . That your highness may not ...
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... hundred marcs , I gave orders to the native goldsmiths to convert them into plates of various sizes , spoons , cups , and other vessels for drinking . All these works were imitated with the greatest exactness . ' When we read this ...
... hundred marcs , I gave orders to the native goldsmiths to convert them into plates of various sizes , spoons , cups , and other vessels for drinking . All these works were imitated with the greatest exactness . ' When we read this ...
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... hundred and thirty leagues distant from the gold lavaderos of Taddò . Yet more than 18 years ago , M. Berthollet com- municated a very accurate account of the places where pla- tina is procured ( Annales de Chimie , Juillet 1792 ) I ...
... hundred and thirty leagues distant from the gold lavaderos of Taddò . Yet more than 18 years ago , M. Berthollet com- municated a very accurate account of the places where pla- tina is procured ( Annales de Chimie , Juillet 1792 ) I ...
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... miners , that a quintal of ore ( of one hundred pounds , or 16,000 ounces ) contains from three to four ounces of silver . This im- 4 portant result is confirmed by the testimony of an 162 POLITICAL ESSAY ON THE [ BOOK IV .
... miners , that a quintal of ore ( of one hundred pounds , or 16,000 ounces ) contains from three to four ounces of silver . This im- 4 portant result is confirmed by the testimony of an 162 POLITICAL ESSAY ON THE [ BOOK IV .
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