Museum Americanum, Or, Select Antiquities, Curiosities, Beauties, and Varieties, of Nature and Art, in AmericaG. & W.B. Whittaker, W. Baynes and Son, and T. Blanshard, 1823 - 346 pages |
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... Earthquakes , Plagues , and Storms ; Mechanical Inventions , and Dis coveries ; Men of Genius ; Instances of Extraordinary Personal Beauty ; Individuals of Gigantic Stature and Dwarfs ; Instances of Human Longevity ; Including also ...
... Earthquakes , Plagues , and Storms ; Mechanical Inventions , and Dis coveries ; Men of Genius ; Instances of Extraordinary Personal Beauty ; Individuals of Gigantic Stature and Dwarfs ; Instances of Human Longevity ; Including also ...
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... earthquakes . The grand square in the middle of the city is of great extent and beauty . In the centre is a large and magnificent fountain . On its sides are the cathedral and the archbishop's palace , the vi- ceroy's palace , the town ...
... earthquakes . The grand square in the middle of the city is of great extent and beauty . In the centre is a large and magnificent fountain . On its sides are the cathedral and the archbishop's palace , the vi- ceroy's palace , the town ...
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... earthquakes , which often surprise the inhabitants in the midst of security . On the 4th of February 1797 , the country was shaken by a most dreadful earthquake , the face of the whole district was changed , and in the space of a second ...
... earthquakes , which often surprise the inhabitants in the midst of security . On the 4th of February 1797 , the country was shaken by a most dreadful earthquake , the face of the whole district was changed , and in the space of a second ...
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... earthquake in the preceding year . The town , according to the original plan , was to be built in the form of a parallelogram , one mile in length , by half a mile in breadth ; but it has of late years been greatly extended beyond this ...
... earthquake in the preceding year . The town , according to the original plan , was to be built in the form of a parallelogram , one mile in length , by half a mile in breadth ; but it has of late years been greatly extended beyond this ...
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... earthquake , which , in the towns of Hambato and Tacunga , swallowed up thousands of the inhabitants . On the subject of the volcanoes of South America , Baron de Humboldt remarks , that the grand explosions of those in the kingdom of ...
... earthquake , which , in the towns of Hambato and Tacunga , swallowed up thousands of the inhabitants . On the subject of the volcanoes of South America , Baron de Humboldt remarks , that the grand explosions of those in the kingdom of ...
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