Illustrations of British Antiquities, Derived from Objects Found in South AmericaT. Brakell, Printer, 1869 - 114 |
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... rude fence . The trees which are found in our own subterranean forests * or turf bogs excite among inquirers , as we might expect , some varieties of opinion . Thus , it is affirmed by one that they have been blown down by a great storm ...
... rude fence . The trees which are found in our own subterranean forests * or turf bogs excite among inquirers , as we might expect , some varieties of opinion . Thus , it is affirmed by one that they have been blown down by a great storm ...
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... rude in appearance and can be rapidly constructed , 66 66 * The following was stated by the Rev. H. B. Tristram , at the meeting of the British Association at Norwich : - " There were several points of great import- 66 ance , connected ...
... rude in appearance and can be rapidly constructed , 66 66 * The following was stated by the Rev. H. B. Tristram , at the meeting of the British Association at Norwich : - " There were several points of great import- 66 ance , connected ...
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... rude posts or branches form a framework ; split cane reeds are placed between these horizontally or perpendicularly , and they are fastened by vegetable cordage more frequently than by nails . A few rafters are erected on the upper ...
... rude posts or branches form a framework ; split cane reeds are placed between these horizontally or perpendicularly , and they are fastened by vegetable cordage more frequently than by nails . A few rafters are erected on the upper ...
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... rude walls of stone , each having a screen the size of a quilt fastened by the corners like a square sail , and capable of being slightly altered in position so as to be a protection against the strongest rays of the sun . The Among the ...
... rude walls of stone , each having a screen the size of a quilt fastened by the corners like a square sail , and capable of being slightly altered in position so as to be a protection against the strongest rays of the sun . The Among the ...
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... rude shelf . Separations for the women were formed by placing a piece of rush matting on its edge so as to form a semicircle with the wall as its diameter ; and the sleeping places of the men were wooden frames , each like the stand for ...
... rude shelf . Separations for the women were formed by placing a piece of rush matting on its edge so as to form a semicircle with the wall as its diameter ; and the sleeping places of the men were wooden frames , each like the stand for ...
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