XXX Vlll ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Unknown parts - - 171 



Discoveries between Peru and Brazil 1 72 



Difference of time - 173 



CHAPTER 24. Of the Volcanos or Vents of Fire. 



Description of volcanoes - 1 74 



Volcano at Guatimala 175 



Ashes from Volcano near Quito * 175 



CHAPTER 25. What should be the reason why the fire and smoake 

 continue so long in these Volcanos. 



Cause of irruptions 176 



Death of Pliny 177 



CHAPTER 26. Of Earthquakes. 



Earthquakes in sympathy with volcanos 1 78 



Great earthquake in Chile 179 



Earthquake of Arcquipa in 1582 179 



Earthquake 9 June, 1586, at Lima 179 



Earthquake at Quito 179 



Sea coast most subject to earthquakes 180 



Land slip at Angoango - 180 



CHAPTER 27. How the land and sea imbrace one another. 



Indentations of coast lines - 181 



Shape of South America 182 



BOOK IV. 



CHAPTER 1. Of three kindes of mixtures or compounds, of the which 

 I must intreatc in this Historie. 



Metals 183 



Plants 184 



Animals 184 



Study of God s works 184 



