Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 212William Blackwood, 1922 - England |
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... British , Dutch , and French , of which the largest and least undeveloped is British Guiana . But , al- though it may bear a favour- able comparison with its French and Dutch neighbours , British Guiana , one of our oldest colonies ...
... British , Dutch , and French , of which the largest and least undeveloped is British Guiana . But , al- though it may bear a favour- able comparison with its French and Dutch neighbours , British Guiana , one of our oldest colonies ...
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... British Guiana's chief title to fame ; and , indeed , the colony is more often than not spoken of simply by the name of this one river , at the mouth of which lies Georgetown with its 60,000 inhabitants , a medley of many immigrant ...
... British Guiana's chief title to fame ; and , indeed , the colony is more often than not spoken of simply by the name of this one river , at the mouth of which lies Georgetown with its 60,000 inhabitants , a medley of many immigrant ...
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of British Guiana the upper Es- sequebo draws its head - waters from the Akarai Mountains on the Brazilian frontier ; the Mazaruni rises on Roraima in the west , and flows in countless windings through the dense forests of the rich ...
of British Guiana the upper Es- sequebo draws its head - waters from the Akarai Mountains on the Brazilian frontier ; the Mazaruni rises on Roraima in the west , and flows in countless windings through the dense forests of the rich ...
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been propitious to British land I know . On the dams Guiana . dlers . herself into a knot . Greatly tent -. Turning aside with a sigh from gazing up the Supenaam's black stream , we addressed ourselves to things as they are , and ...
been propitious to British land I know . On the dams Guiana . dlers . herself into a knot . Greatly tent -. Turning aside with a sigh from gazing up the Supenaam's black stream , we addressed ourselves to things as they are , and ...
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... British Guiana's finest rivers . Like the Demerara , it flows broad and deep , unbroken by cataracts , save in its ... British river with its outlet to the sea in British territory . Would that its mighty volume of water could sweep away ...
... British Guiana's finest rivers . Like the Demerara , it flows broad and deep , unbroken by cataracts , save in its ... British river with its outlet to the sea in British territory . Would that its mighty volume of water could sweep away ...
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