Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition, Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; from the Year 1772, to 1777:: Elucidating the History of that Country, and Describing Its Productions, ... with an Account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea, Том 2J. Johnson, ... & Th. Payne, 1813 |
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... called the Jacob for shelter , to gain which we were obliged to pass through a deep marsh . Having waded till up to our arm - pits , Philander , who was the finest man without exception that I ever saw , began to swim , as did his ...
... called the Jacob for shelter , to gain which we were obliged to pass through a deep marsh . Having waded till up to our arm - pits , Philander , who was the finest man without exception that I ever saw , began to swim , as did his ...
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... called from the gravity and per- manent quality of its timber , grows to about sixty feet in height , with a light - coloured bark . It is much valued by the natives as well as the Europeans , on account of its hardness in particular ...
... called from the gravity and per- manent quality of its timber , grows to about sixty feet in height , with a light - coloured bark . It is much valued by the natives as well as the Europeans , on account of its hardness in particular ...
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... called bois de lettres . It is heavy , hard , and durable , though rather brittle , and is capable of taking the brightest polish ; this last is scarce in Guiana , but the others are more plentiful , growing on the highest grounds ...
... called bois de lettres . It is heavy , hard , and durable , though rather brittle , and is capable of taking the brightest polish ; this last is scarce in Guiana , but the others are more plentiful , growing on the highest grounds ...
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... called the devil of the woods , and the other agama , in this country . The first is an ugly small lizard of a deep brown or blackish colour , which runs with amazing swiftness up and down the trees ; it has no scales , a large head ...
... called the devil of the woods , and the other agama , in this country . The first is an ugly small lizard of a deep brown or blackish colour , which runs with amazing swiftness up and down the trees ; it has no scales , a large head ...
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... called Chimborazo , which measures 20,460 geometrical feet above the surface of the South Sea ; having , though under the line , 4000 feet of its summit con- tinually covered with snow . The other is that , on the slope of which is ...
... called Chimborazo , which measures 20,460 geometrical feet above the surface of the South Sea ; having , though under the line , 4000 feet of its summit con- tinually covered with snow . The other is that , on the slope of which is ...
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