...lakes, occupying then a much larger portion of its surface than at present ; their borders thickly studded with towns and hamlets, and, in the midst,...reposing, as it were, on the bosom of the waters, 11 The lake of Tezcuco, on above the sea. Humboldt, Essai which stood the capital of Mexico, Politique,...

...the lakes, occupying then a much larger portion of its surface than at present; their borders thickly studded with towns and hamlets, and, in the midst, — like some Indian empress with her coronal of pearls,-—the fair city of Mexico, with her white towers and pyramidal temples, reposing, as it were,...

...lakes, occupying then a much larger portion of its surface than at present ; their borders thickly studded with towns and hamlets, and, in the midst,...the Aztecs.' High over all rose the royal hill of Chapoltepec, the residence of the Mexican monarchs, crowned with the same grove of gigantic cypresses,...

...Mexico, is 2277 metres, nearly 7500 feet, above the s«a. Humboldt, F.ssai PolHique, torn, ii. p. 05. with her coronal of pearls, — the fair city of Mexico,...the Aztecs." High over all rose the royal hill of Chapoltcpec, the residence of the Mexican monarchs, crowned with the same grove of gigantic cypresses,...

...lakes, occupying then a much larger portion of its surface than at present ; their borders thickly studded with towns and hamlets, and, in the midst,...reposing, as it were, on the bosom of the waters, » The lake of Tezcuco, on above the sea. Humboldt, Essai which stood the capital of Mexico, Politique, torn....

...privation. In the centre of this great basin, lay the wondrous lakes and lakelets of Anahuac, their borders "studded with towns and hamlets, and in the midst...towers and pyramidal temples, reposing as it were upon the bosom of the waters." We know, from the days of Caesar, that, with a great genius, to come...

...privation. In the centre of this great basin lay the wondrous lakes and lakelets of Anahuac, their borders " studded with towns and hamlets, and in the midst —...empress, with her coronal of pearls, — the fair eity of Mexico, with her white towers and pyramidal temples, reposing as it were upon the bosom of...

...and blooming gardens. In the centre of the great basin were beheld the lakes, their borders thickly studded with towns and hamlets ; and in the midst,...the waters— the far-famed ' Venice of the Aztecs.' "Descending into the valley, the Spaniards halted at Ajotzinco, a town an the banks of the southernmost...

...or, flushed with victory and conquest, turned their eyes upon the same glorious scenes, beholding, "in the midst, — like some Indian empress with her...the waters, — the far-famed ' Venice of the Aztecs !' "f The Valley of Mexico, or Tenochtitlan, as it was called * These two mountains, in former times,...

...lakes : occupying then a much larger portion of its surface than at present; their borders thickly 7 studded with towns and hamlets ; and, in the midst,...waters : the farfamed ' Venice of the Aztecs.' High above all, arose the 8 royal hill of Chapoltepec, (the residence of the Mexican monarchs,) crowned...