 | Sir Walter Raleigh - 1848 - 342 strani
...and isolated mountains to the east, and the mountains of the Mocajahi and Parima to the west,—gave rise, no doubt, to the fable of the White Sea, assisted by the ignorance of Europeans of the Indian language 1 . We shall not enumerate the various expeditions... | |
 | Josephus Nelson Larned, Philip Patterson Wells - 1902 - 624 strani
...the 16th century of the existence of a rich and splendid city in South America. NY [c. 1844.] [4025 " It was left for Humboldt to set the seal of disbelief firmly upon the story [of El Dorado]. . . . Nevertheless, as late as 1844, Jacob A. Van Heuvel, in his Eldorado . . . published... | |
 | Josephus Nelson Larned, Philip Patterson Wells - 1902 - 650 strani
...the 16th century of the existence of a rich and splendid city in South America. NY [c. 1844.] [4025 " It was left for Humboldt to set the seal of disbelief firmly upon the story [of El Dorado]. . . . Nevertheless, as late as 1844, Jacob A. Van Heuvel, in his Eldorado . . . published... | |
 | Josephus Nelson Larned, Philip Patterson Wells - 1902 - 626 strani
...the 16th century of the existence of a rich and splendid city in South America. NY [c. 1844.] [4025 " It was left for Humboldt to set the seal of disbelief firmly upon the story [of El Dorado]. . , . Nevertheless, as late as 1844, Jacob A. Van Heuvel, in his Eldorado . . . published... | |
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his maps in his day. 1 It was left for Humboldt to set the seal of disbelief firmly upon the story. 2 Schomburgk says that the inundations of extensive savannas during the tropical winter gave rise, no doubt, to the fable of the White Sea, assisted by 