Works, Volume 13Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 93
... natives , and for giving effect to the orders he bore . We have ascertained that what we took for shrubs of a pyramidal form are in reality statues or images of the idols which the natives worship ; they are of stone , and of such a ...
... natives , and for giving effect to the orders he bore . We have ascertained that what we took for shrubs of a pyramidal form are in reality statues or images of the idols which the natives worship ; they are of stone , and of such a ...
Page 103
... natives in that direction while the three afore- mentioned crosses were being set up on three hillocks which are at the eastern end . This precaution was not taken through any fear that the natives might offer opposition to the ...
... natives in that direction while the three afore- mentioned crosses were being set up on three hillocks which are at the eastern end . This precaution was not taken through any fear that the natives might offer opposition to the ...
Page 104
... natives , who lent a willing hand in carrying the crosses , singing and dancing in their fashion as they went . We made the whole circuit of the bay with some pains , for the ground was rough and rugged , although level , a great ...
... natives , who lent a willing hand in carrying the crosses , singing and dancing in their fashion as they went . We made the whole circuit of the bay with some pains , for the ground was rough and rugged , although level , a great ...
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