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Identifier: descriptiondelun03mall (find matches)
Title: Description de l'univers
Year: 1683 (1680s)
Authors: Mallet, Allain Manesson, 1630?-1706?
Subjects: Geography Géographie
Publisher: Paris, D. Thierry
Contributing Library: University of Ottawa
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ois en forme de tentes , plus ellesfont hautes, plus ils les trouvent agréables. On y trouve des MinesdOr, mais elles demeurent inutiles par la faineantife des Peuples quifè contentent de ramaffer ce qu ils trouvent dor dans le fable de leursrivières > qui y eft quelquefois en fi grande quantité,que les Por-tugais appellent le Roy de ce Païs lEmpereur de lor. Les habitansdu Païs font francs de toutes fortes dimpofitions Se ne payent au-cune chofê à leur Roy > finon quelque prefent quand ils veulentavoir la grâce de parler à luy ; les Rois fes vafTaux luy en fontfouvent de tres-con(iderables. Le négoce de ce pays roule fur le trocde la clincaillerie & des toilles quon leur apporte contre leur morphiou y voire quon tranfporte ailleurs. Leurs armes font les haches , les flèches , le dard , Sec. maicomme le Païs ne produit point de chevaux ils manquent de CasValérie > ce qui eft fuppleé par vingt mille Montagnards tres-lcgers* DE l.AFRIQHF..> IGUR i: ci. i)S
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