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 - America |
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PALMAR , a lake of the province and captainship of Rey in Brazil , in the extremity of the coast formed by the river La Plata . PALMAR , a port on the coast of the S. sea , of the province and government of Esmeraldas , under the ...
PALMAR , a lake of the province and captainship of Rey in Brazil , in the extremity of the coast formed by the river La Plata . PALMAR , a port on the coast of the S. sea , of the province and government of Esmeraldas , under the ...
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PAOBONCA , an island of the river Paraná pane , in the province and captainship of Rio Janeiro in Brazil ... # .. PAOS , a barbarous nation of Indians who dwell n . of the river Orinoco , and s . of the Apure .
PAOBONCA , an island of the river Paraná pane , in the province and captainship of Rio Janeiro in Brazil ... # .. PAOS , a barbarous nation of Indians who dwell n . of the river Orinoco , and s . of the Apure .
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The captainship of Grand Para is the most n . of any of the Portuguese settlements in Brazil . Belen , the capital , is situated on the banks of the river Para or Amazonas , and defended by a strong fortress , named Notre Dame de las ...
The captainship of Grand Para is the most n . of any of the Portuguese settlements in Brazil . Belen , the capital , is situated on the banks of the river Para or Amazonas , and defended by a strong fortress , named Notre Dame de las ...
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[ Brazil abounds with gums of different kinds , well calculated to supply the place of gum arabic : the jutuicisica of Para is well calculated for making sealing - wax . Several parts of Para abound with yellow ochres ( ochra ferri ) ...
[ Brazil abounds with gums of different kinds , well calculated to supply the place of gum arabic : the jutuicisica of Para is well calculated for making sealing - wax . Several parts of Para abound with yellow ochres ( ochra ferri ) ...
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The finest Brazil arnotto is also brought from this district . The Island of St. Louis constitutes that part of the province of Marañan , which is by far the most populous . It is 26 leagues in circumference , extremely fertile ...
The finest Brazil arnotto is also brought from this district . The Island of St. Louis constitutes that part of the province of Marañan , which is by far the most populous . It is 26 leagues in circumference , extremely fertile ...
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| Title | 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 ... Volume 4 of 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, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown |
| Author | Antonio de Alcedo |
| Translated by | George Alexander Thompson |
| Contributors | James Carpenter, John Murray, Parker, John Deighton, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, White, Cochrane & Co |
| Publisher | James Carpenter, ... Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, ... White, Cochrane and Company and Murray, ... London; Parker, Oxford; and Deighton, Cambridge., 1814 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2006 |
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