The Wonders of Nature and Art: Or, A Concise Account of Whatever is Most Curious and Remarkable in the World; Whether Relating to Its Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Productions, Or to the Manufactures, Buildings and Inventions of Its Inhabitants, Compiled from Historical and Geographical Works of Established Celebrity, and Illustrated with the Discoveries of Modern Travellers, Volume 10J. Walker, 1803 |
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Page 188
... harbour ; in a pleasant plain ; and is the residence of the governor and other royal officers of Cuba . The buildings are chiefly of stone , and some of them superbly finished ; among which are eleven churches and monasteries , and two ...
... harbour ; in a pleasant plain ; and is the residence of the governor and other royal officers of Cuba . The buildings are chiefly of stone , and some of them superbly finished ; among which are eleven churches and monasteries , and two ...
Page 224
... harbour . On the other side of the island , they found a harbour both safe and conve- nient . Going a - shore , they purchased some of the productions of this island , which wese similar to those of the others ; but , in general , this ...
... harbour . On the other side of the island , they found a harbour both safe and conve- nient . Going a - shore , they purchased some of the productions of this island , which wese similar to those of the others ; but , in general , this ...
Page 234
... harbour , than we were encircled with innumerable little boats or canoes , most curiously constructed and ornamented , the sides polished so as to surpass the blackest ebony , and the decks inlaid with mother - of - pearl and tortoise ...
... harbour , than we were encircled with innumerable little boats or canoes , most curiously constructed and ornamented , the sides polished so as to surpass the blackest ebony , and the decks inlaid with mother - of - pearl and tortoise ...
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