A Compendious and Complete System of Modern Geography: Or, A View of the Present State of the World. Being a Faithful Abridgement of the American Universal Geography (edition of 1812) with Corrections and Additions ... |
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... kingdom 501 Lucca 499 Narragansett bay 108 Lrons 451 Nassau 290 Madagascar 658 Natchez Indians 257 Madeira 659 Navigator's islands 615 Madrid 482 Naxia 515 Magdeburg 461 Nepaul 545 Majorca 488 Netherlands 442 Maine District 130 Malaga ...
... kingdom 501 Lucca 499 Narragansett bay 108 Lrons 451 Nassau 290 Madagascar 658 Natchez Indians 257 Madeira 659 Navigator's islands 615 Madrid 482 Naxia 515 Magdeburg 461 Nepaul 545 Majorca 488 Netherlands 442 Maine District 130 Malaga ...
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... kingdom ; Spanish America is struggling to be free ; Araucania , in Chili , is a republic ; the island of St. Do ... kingdoms . Population . On this subject we have scarcely any thing 58 AMERICA .
... kingdom ; Spanish America is struggling to be free ; Araucania , in Chili , is a republic ; the island of St. Do ... kingdoms . Population . On this subject we have scarcely any thing 58 AMERICA .
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... kingdoms , subject to pow- erful caciques or hereditary monarchs . There were 5 in Hispan iola , several in Cuba and Jamaica , and but one in Porto Rico . Each kingdom was subdivided into numerous principalities ; the princes of which ...
... kingdoms , subject to pow- erful caciques or hereditary monarchs . There were 5 in Hispan iola , several in Cuba and Jamaica , and but one in Porto Rico . Each kingdom was subdivided into numerous principalities ; the princes of which ...
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... Kingdom of Brazil , including Portuguese Guiana , 7. Viceroyalty of Buenos Aires belonging to Spain . 8. Captaingeneralship of Chili 9. Patagonia . The line of demarcation between the Spanish and Portuguese territories , as well as the ...
... Kingdom of Brazil , including Portuguese Guiana , 7. Viceroyalty of Buenos Aires belonging to Spain . 8. Captaingeneralship of Chili 9. Patagonia . The line of demarcation between the Spanish and Portuguese territories , as well as the ...
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... kingdom of Chili . He resides at St. Jago , and is solely dependent on the king , except in case of war , when in cer- tain points he is under the direction of the viceroy of Peru . He commands the army , and appoints the chief officers ...
... kingdom of Chili . He resides at St. Jago , and is solely dependent on the king , except in case of war , when in cer- tain points he is under the direction of the viceroy of Peru . He commands the army , and appoints the chief officers ...
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