The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 155
... probably re - exported as the finest " Panama hats . " Last of all , the candles used in the Northern Provinces are for the most part made of the wax extracted from the leaves , and which wax gives the palm its specific name of " wax ...
... probably re - exported as the finest " Panama hats . " Last of all , the candles used in the Northern Provinces are for the most part made of the wax extracted from the leaves , and which wax gives the palm its specific name of " wax ...
Page 251
... probably , for long yet to come , remain in its present condition . The country is , broadly speaking , a table - land more elevated than the Pampas , and the vegetation is that of a dry climate , though numerous salt deposits , worked ...
... probably , for long yet to come , remain in its present condition . The country is , broadly speaking , a table - land more elevated than the Pampas , and the vegetation is that of a dry climate , though numerous salt deposits , worked ...
Page 252
... probably at no distant period , destined to obtain some importance . The Welsh colony is in a poor way , and maintains itself in much the same way as the Buenos Ayres one . The settlement of Santa Cruz consists of only three houses ...
... probably at no distant period , destined to obtain some importance . The Welsh colony is in a poor way , and maintains itself in much the same way as the Buenos Ayres one . The settlement of Santa Cruz consists of only three houses ...
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