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and baggage, they went to Cuen^a, to furvey the plains 

 of Talqui and los Bannos, in order to make choice of 

 one of them for meafuring the bafe ; and having pitch- 

 ed on the latter, and confulted with us relating to the 

 Signals wanting, they returned to the town of Azogues^ 



XXIIL Signal on the defert of Yaduy, 



On the 1 5th of June they proceeded to the defert of 

 Yafuay, and continued there till the i ith of July; 

 when, having finiHied their obfervations, they returned 

 to Cuen^a, where they employed themfelves in mea- 

 furing the bafe on the plain of los Bannos, and in be- 

 ginning the aftronomical obfervations* This they pro- 

 fecuted with incelTant diligence till the loth of De- 

 cember following, when, in order to continue them 

 with the greater precifion and certainty, a new in- 

 ilrument became necelTary, and for this purpofe they 

 repaired to Qiiito* 



XXIV. XXV. XXVt. XXVIL Signals of Nama- 

 • relte, Guanacauri, los Bannos, and the tower of the 

 great church of Cuenfa. 



Whilst they were making the adronomical obfer- 

 vations at Cuen^a, they alfo, by unwearied diligence, 

 finifhed thofe relating to the geometrical menfuration 

 at the four Nations of Namareke, Guanacauri, los Ban- 

 nos, and the tower of the great church of Cuenca. 

 The firft three flarions were to conned: the bafe (which 

 reached from Guanacauri to los Bannos) with the feries 

 of triangles, and the laft ferved for the obfervatory 

 jointly with the bafe. The obfervations at all thefe 

 were completely finifhed at this time ; for though the 

 next year we found it necefiary to go to Cuenca to re- 

 peat the aftronomical obfervations, yet all the opera- 

 tions relating to the geometrical menfurations were ac- 

 curately finifhed at this time, 



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