LETTER XVI. 



Topography. 



Although it is equally remote from my intention, as it 

 is from my power, to give a complete account of these 

 islands, a few succinct remarks on their history and topog- 

 raphy may not appear superfluous, premising that I can 

 speak, from my own knowledge, only of a few weeks 

 passed on this island. Whatever relates to the rest is de- 

 duced from undoubted authority. 



Properly speaking, the number of the Canary Islands is 

 twelve ; but Alegranza, Graciosa, Montana Clara, Lobos, 

 and Roca del Este, being small uninhabited rocks, afford- 

 ing few topics of description, I shall only speak of the 

 other seven. 



Teneriffe, . . 

 Canary, . . . 

 Palma", .... 

 Lanzarote, . . 

 Fuerteventura, 

 Gomera, . . . 

 Hierro, .... 



28" 15' 

 28 00 



28 42 



29 ()() 

 28 15 

 28 27 

 27 15 



l(f -10' 

 15 38 

 18 00 



13 50 



14 10 



17 20 



18 10 



70,968 



57,625 



28,693 



15,404 



8,040 



9,000 



4,336 



Total. I 90 I 52 | 250 I 295-264 | 194,0.6*= 



Teneriffe, the largest and the most important in 

 wealth and population, is so varied in its soil, its climate, 



