 | François Raymond J. de Pons - 1807 - 572 pages
...The mountains of Venezuela produce the same kinds of wood as the Antilles, besides a great many 63 others, which are peculiar to them. The vast forests...arrangements to be made in the province of Cumana for the feDing of wood to supply his European arsenals. This work did not last long; but it did not cease so... | |
 | 1807 - 572 pages
...which are peculiar to them. The vast forest» which cover them would be capable of furnishing, forages, the most extensive ship-yards, with an abundant supply...sufficient encouragement to enable it to support its own expence. ' It is twenty years since the king ordered arrangement« to be made in the province of Cumana... | |
 | Edinburgh gazetteer - Atlases - 1822 - 782 pages
...most skilful cabinet-makers, cau produce from the finest and richest grained mahogany. These forests would be capable of furnishing for ages the most extensive...cutting and conveyance too difficult and too expensive. Mahogany is the only wood which is neither produced in such abundance nor perfection as in the West... | |
 | Alexander Walker - Colombia - 1822 - 824 pages
...applied to all the various uses for which wood is employed. The vast forests which cover the mountains would be capable of furnishing, for ages, the most...an abundant supply of timber, if the roughness of these mountains did not render the labour of cutting and conveyance too difficult and too expensive... | |
 | Alexander Walker, Colombia. [Appendix.]. - Colombia - 1822 - 804 pages
...applied to all the various uses for which wood is employed. The vast forests which cover the mountains would be capable of furnishing, for ages, the most...an abundant supply of timber, if the roughness of these mountains did not render the labour of cutting and conveyance too difficult and too expensive... | |
 | Alexander Walker - Colombia - 1822 - 802 pages
...applied to all the various uses for which wood is employed. The vast forests which cover the mountains would be capable of furnishing, for ages, the most...an abundant supply of timber, if the roughness of these mountains did not render the labour of cutting and conveyance too difficult and too expensive... | |
 | Geography - 1825 - 770 pages
...most sVilf:! cabinet-makers can produce from the fine« and richest grained mahogany. These forests would be capable of furnishing for ages the most extensive...ship-yards with an abundant supply of timber, if the rouphne-s of the mountains did not render the labour of cutting and conveyance too difficult and too... | |
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The vast forests which cover them would be capable of furnishing, for ages, the most extensive ship-yards, with an abundant supply of timber, if the roughness of the mountains did not render the labour of cutting and conveyance too difficult and too expensive... 