The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature Under the Equator, During Eleven Years of TravelHumboldt Publishing Company, 1889 - 774 pages |
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Page 647
... canoe - men of his neighbor- hood to engage with us , but it was a vain en- deavor . The people of these parts ... canoes as ours are made by tying a stout paddle to the end of a long pole by means of woody lianas . The men take their ...
... canoe - men of his neighbor- hood to engage with us , but it was a vain en- deavor . The people of these parts ... canoes as ours are made by tying a stout paddle to the end of a long pole by means of woody lianas . The men take their ...
Page 650
... canoe , on account of the rapids . September 16th . - Embarked at six A.M. in a large montaria which had been lent to us for this part of the voyage by Senhor Seixas , leaving the vigilinga anchored close to a rocky islet , named Santa ...
... canoe , on account of the rapids . September 16th . - Embarked at six A.M. in a large montaria which had been lent to us for this part of the voyage by Senhor Seixas , leaving the vigilinga anchored close to a rocky islet , named Santa ...
Page 656
... canoe . The cuberta is very much used on these rivers . It is not decked , but the sides forward are raised , and arched over , so as to admit of cargo being piled high above the water - line . At the stern is a neat square cabin , also ...
... canoe . The cuberta is very much used on these rivers . It is not decked , but the sides forward are raised , and arched over , so as to admit of cargo being piled high above the water - line . At the stern is a neat square cabin , also ...
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