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EXPLANATION ox^ the PLATES. 



PLATE I. Page 26 



/I P LAN of the hay of CdLX\.\\2igtn2i, 

 A plan of the city of Carthagena. 



PLATE IL 92 



Tlan of the harbour and town of Porto Bello. 

 Plan of the city of Qiiito. 

 a "The fagrario, b St. Sebaftian. c 6"/. Barbaria. 

 d St. Roque. ' e St. Mark. f 6"/. Prifca. 



g St. Blaize. h 'The Cathedral. 



DreJJes of men and women of Qiilto. 



PLATE in. 

 A Map ^/ South America. 



PLATE IV. 442 



F I G. I. 



View of the defer t of Cotopaxi. 

 ^ Phenomenon of the iris's^ or rainbows^ round the head 



of the fpeEiator^ obferved often on the deferts, 

 b A lunar rai^ihow^ obferved by Don George Juan. 

 C The mountain of Cotopaxi^ at the time of the eruption 

 1743. 



Fig. 2. 



View of a torrent and the manner of pajfing it, 

 a A bridge of hejucos. 

 b A tarabita^ for the pajfage of horfes. 

 c A tarahita^ foT men^ Fig# 



