The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies: Containing an Entire Translation of the Spanish Work of Colonel Don Antonio de Alcedo, with Large Additions and Compilations from Modern Voyages and Travels and from Original and Authentic Information. In five volumes. Vol. I. [-V.].James Carpenter, ... Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, ... White, Cochrane and Company and Murray, ... London; Parker, Oxford; and Deighton, Cambridge., 1814 |
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Pàgina 8
... miles n . w . by n . from the southernmost point of the main or point Tortugas , that closes the port of Coquimbo . ] [ PAJAROS , LES , or ISLANDS OF BIRDS , a clus- ter of small islands on the coast of Chile , 29 miles n . n . w . of ...
... miles n . w . by n . from the southernmost point of the main or point Tortugas , that closes the port of Coquimbo . ] [ PAJAROS , LES , or ISLANDS OF BIRDS , a clus- ter of small islands on the coast of Chile , 29 miles n . n . w . of ...
Pàgina 13
... miles w . of St. Law- rence island , or St. Lorenzo . They have from 13 to 14 fathoms water on them . ] PALOMOS , a barbarous nation of Indians , of the province of Gran Chaco in Peru . It extends from e . to w . from the river Bermejo ...
... miles w . of St. Law- rence island , or St. Lorenzo . They have from 13 to 14 fathoms water on them . ] PALOMOS , a barbarous nation of Indians , of the province of Gran Chaco in Peru . It extends from e . to w . from the river Bermejo ...
Pàgina 50
... miles it runs w . by s . then turns n . for 25 miles , afterwards e . ap- proaching its source within 23 miles , then wind- ing its course in a serpentine direction through the captainship of Rio Janeyro , and enters the Atlantic ocean ...
... miles it runs w . by s . then turns n . for 25 miles , afterwards e . ap- proaching its source within 23 miles , then wind- ing its course in a serpentine direction through the captainship of Rio Janeyro , and enters the Atlantic ocean ...
Pàgina 61
... miles s . of the town of Chancay . PASAO , or PASADO CABO , a point of the coast of the S. sea , in the province and govern- ment of Guayaquil and kingdom of Quito . It is about 25 miles to the s . of the equinoctial line , and on it is ...
... miles s . of the town of Chancay . PASAO , or PASADO CABO , a point of the coast of the S. sea , in the province and govern- ment of Guayaquil and kingdom of Quito . It is about 25 miles to the s . of the equinoctial line , and on it is ...
Pàgina 72
... miles s . by w . of Boston . The confluent stream emp- ties into Providence river about a mile below Weybossett , or the Great bridge . The fall , in its whole length , is upwards of 50 feet ; and the water passes through several chasms ...
... miles s . by w . of Boston . The confluent stream emp- ties into Providence river about a mile below Weybossett , or the Great bridge . The fall , in its whole length , is upwards of 50 feet ; and the water passes through several chasms ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 176 - Faith, etc., having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid...
Pàgina 176 - Combine ourselves together into a Civil Body Politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid ; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Pàgina 176 - Having undertaken, for the Glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith and Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the First Colony in the Northern Parts of Virginia...
Pàgina 66 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Pàgina 67 - Comprehending all Islands within Twenty Leagues of any Part of the Shores of the United States, and lying between Lines to be drawn due East from the Points where the aforesaid Boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one Part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such Islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the Limits of the said Province of Nova Scotia.
Pàgina 183 - The experience that was had in this common course and condition, tried sundry years and that amongst godly and sober men, may well evince the vanity of that conceit of Plato's and other ancients applauded by some of later times; that the taking away of property and bringing in community into a commonwealth would make them happy and flourishing; as if they were wiser than God.
Pàgina 176 - Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have...
Pàgina 548 - The lands at all other places in possession of the French people and other white settlers among them, of which the Indian title has been extinguished as mentioned in the 3d article ; and 4th.
Pàgina 548 - States relinquish their claims to all other Indian lands northward of the river Ohio, eastward of the Mississippi, and westward and southward of the Great Lakes and the waters uniting them, according to the boundary line agreed on by the United States and the King of Great Britain, in the treaty of peace made between them in the year 1783.
Pàgina 67 - Lawrence ; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.