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... Inca , was compelled to desist from a further prosecution of ambitious Incas had penetrated with their armies , and the AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES . 123 CHAPTER VI Antiquities in South America, 1224 72.
... Inca , was compelled to desist from a further prosecution of ambitious Incas had penetrated with their armies , and the AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES . 123 CHAPTER VI Antiquities in South America, 1224 72.
Page 124
... Incas , tumuli are of frequent oc- the conquest of Chile , by the valorous resistance of the Purumanco Indians , after having successfully carried his arms as far as the river Mauli , in lat . S. 34 ° 30 ' . Ulloa's Voyage , vol . ii ...
... Incas , tumuli are of frequent oc- the conquest of Chile , by the valorous resistance of the Purumanco Indians , after having successfully carried his arms as far as the river Mauli , in lat . S. 34 ° 30 ' . Ulloa's Voyage , vol . ii ...
Page 126
... Inca , was the city of Tiahuanaco , remarkable for its great and magnificent edifices . The most striking of these , says Garcillasso de la Vega , was a hill or mound erected by the hand of man , and of almost incredible height . The In ...
... Inca , was the city of Tiahuanaco , remarkable for its great and magnificent edifices . The most striking of these , says Garcillasso de la Vega , was a hill or mound erected by the hand of man , and of almost incredible height . The In ...
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... Incas ; others , on the contrary , have been buried without any artificial means used for their preservation , and yet , in conse- quence of the antiseptic qualities of the soil and climate , they present , externally , the appearance ...
... Incas ; others , on the contrary , have been buried without any artificial means used for their preservation , and yet , in conse- quence of the antiseptic qualities of the soil and climate , they present , externally , the appearance ...
Page 133
... Inca stone , a soft opaque mineral , and the other of the gallinazo stone ( obsidian ) , which is hard , brittle and black ... Incas . - Ulloa , vol . i . pp . 27 , 486 ; vol . ii . pp . 153 , 164. An idea of the vast amount of treasure ...
... Inca stone , a soft opaque mineral , and the other of the gallinazo stone ( obsidian ) , which is hard , brittle and black ... Incas . - Ulloa , vol . i . pp . 27 , 486 ; vol . ii . pp . 153 , 164. An idea of the vast amount of treasure ...
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