Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan, Volym 2Harper & brothers, 1850 |
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... passed . Their water - jars were made of the shell of a large gourd , round , with fanciful figures scratched on them , and painted or glazed , supported on the back by a strap across the forehead , and secured by fine net- work . Below ...
... passed . Their water - jars were made of the shell of a large gourd , round , with fanciful figures scratched on them , and painted or glazed , supported on the back by a strap across the forehead , and secured by fine net- work . Below ...
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... I met a travelling par- ty , the principal of which I recognised as a stranger . We had passed , when I turned round and accosted him in English ; and after looking at me for a minute , to my great surprise he called me by name . own.
... I met a travelling par- ty , the principal of which I recognised as a stranger . We had passed , when I turned round and accosted him in English ; and after looking at me for a minute , to my great surprise he called me by name . own.
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... passed a large aristocratic house , with a court- yard occupying a whole square , the mansion of an ex- patriated family , decaying and going to ruin . Late in the afternoon I walked down to the lake . It was not so grand as the Lake of ...
... passed a large aristocratic house , with a court- yard occupying a whole square , the mansion of an ex- patriated family , decaying and going to ruin . Late in the afternoon I walked down to the lake . It was not so grand as the Lake of ...
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... Passing up a long street , across which a sen- tinel was patrolling , I saw in front of the quartel a group of vagabond soldiers , a match for Carrera's , who cried out insolently , " Quitese su sombrero , " " Take off your hat . " I ...
... Passing up a long street , across which a sen- tinel was patrolling , I saw in front of the quartel a group of vagabond soldiers , a match for Carrera's , who cried out insolently , " Quitese su sombrero , " " Take off your hat . " I ...
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... passed through the village of Chichuapa when I heard a cry of " caballero " behind me , and turning , saw divers people waving their hands , and a woman running , almost out of breath , with a pocket - handker- chief which I had left at ...
... passed through the village of Chichuapa when I heard a cry of " caballero " behind me , and turning , saw divers people waving their hands , and a woman running , almost out of breath , with a pocket - handker- chief which I had left at ...
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Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, Volym 2 John L. Stephens Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1841 |
Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, Volym 2 John Lloyd Stephens Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1848 |
Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, Volym 2 John L. Stephens Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1871 |
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