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Excerpt from Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continents, During the Years 1799-1804, Vol. 7
The island of Cuba is not only the largest of the Antilles (its area di?''ering little in extent from that of England, properly so called, with out Wales), but presents by its narrow and lengthened form such a developement of ceast, that it approaches at the same time Hayti and Jamaica, the most southern province of the United States (florida), and the most easterly province of the Mexican Confederation (yu ca tan). This circumstance merits the most serious attention; for the countries which communi cate by a navigation of from ten to twelve days, Jamaica, Hayti, Cuba, and ''the southern parts of the United States (from Louisiana to Virginia), contain nearly two millions eight hundred thou sand Africans. Since Santo Domingo, the Flori das, and New Spain, have been separated from the mother country, the island of Cuba is no longer connected except by a common worship, language, and manners, with the neighbouring countries, which during ages were subject to the same laws.
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The island of Cuba is not only the largest of the Antilles (its area di?''ering little in extent from that of England, properly so called, with out Wales), but presents by its narrow and lengthened form such a developement of ceast, that it approaches at the same time Hayti and Jamaica, the most southern province of the United States (florida), and the most easterly province of the Mexican Confederation (yu ca tan). This circumstance merits the most serious attention; for the countries which communi cate by a navigation of from ten to twelve days, Jamaica, Hayti, Cuba, and ''the southern parts of the United States (from Louisiana to Virginia), contain nearly two millions eight hundred thou sand Africans. Since Santo Domingo, the Flori das, and New Spain, have been separated from the mother country, the island of Cuba is no longer connected except by a common worship, language, and manners, with the neighbouring countries, which during ages were subject to the same laws.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Alexander de Humboldt
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ISBN - 9780265651957
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 480
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Alexander de Humboldt
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ISBN - 9781527639676
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Page Count - 482
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