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Show [ xxxii ] A D V E R T I S E M ~ N T. W H erever w~ have occafion ~o m~ke mention of perches, fee t, or inches, w1thout any fpec1ficatwn, they are to be underftood) according to the meafures of Paris ; which, as they arc more gcnera11y known, will, therefore, no't be fo apt to caufe ambiguity to the reader. The perch of Paris ( toiji!) is· equal to fix royal feet (pie du roi). Every foot is equal to twelve inches, or thumbs (pouces), and every inch to twelve lines. A line is fuppo fed to confift of ten parts, or points, in order to be able the more eafily to exprefs the proportion which this foot bears to others. The Toledan, or Spania1 foot, which is the third part of a Cafiilian va11'a (yard), is to the rbyal foot as I 240 to I 440 ; that is, of the 1440 parts, of which the royal foot is confidered to be compofed, the Toled::m foot has 1240 ; wherefore [even Toledan feet make about fn': royal-feet, or a Parifian perch. In the chart of the Mexican empire, we have thought it fu ffi cient to mark the provinces, and fome few places ; omitting a great many, even confiderable cities, as their names are fo long, the infertion uf them would not have left room f0r the names of the provinces: CON .. . ' • c 0 N T E N T s. B 0 0 K T. DIYISION of tht c-Dutzii'Y of tftzabua(, r.-Provit~W tif tht liingtloHI of Me.,·ico, 4.-Rr• vcn, la!m, and fountahu, 9.-Climat~ of Anahuac, JI.-~Wountains, .fionn, and mint· rals, 13.-Plrmts ejlemudfor thtir flow ers, 17.-Piants valued for their fruit, 19 .-Piants v alued for thtir roots, leaves, trunk, or •tvood, 27.-Piants of t<ji: for tht ir rifrn, gum, oil, a11dj(1ir:t, Jz,-!f..!tadnipetls of the kin,~tlom of A nahuac, 36.-Birtls of Mexico, 46.-Rtp· tiles of Mo:ico, s6.-F ifo of tht jeas, ··iv cl·s, mzd Ja!;cs of Anahuac, 6!.-Cf'bt inj d l I ... r Mc.rico, 67.-Charaflcrs of the Mexicam and otber rtatiom tif A1uth11ac - 77 B 0 0 K II. Of tbc Cfoltc<tJJ, 83.-Grcat civil:zatio11 of tbr Cfoltccas, 86.-Ruin of the 'l'u!tccas, 89.' fiJe Cbuhenm·as, go.-Xulotl I. king of tbt' Cl•rcht·mccas itt Anabua,·, 91 .-A1·riva/ o./ the Acolhuas and otbcr 1/atiotu, 93•-Di·vijioll of the flrrtrs and rebellion, 95 .-Dratb a11d .fimct·al of X (}lotl, 97•-N11palt zi11 I!. ki11g of the ChrchNtmal, 9 7·-Tlotzin Ill. king ~f tbt Cbrchtf! I <'C«s, IOO. -~n·n altzin ]p', A:itzg of tht Cbcchcmecas, ib.-Cfbe O!mrca1 and the Otomirs, 10 3 . 'fhc 'l'rrrrrfi:a s, 105.-Maz ahuas, Matla tz.int a1, rm.l otbrr llations, ib.-'Tbc N allltatlacas, 107 . -'J/Jc 'l'lafi·a/(1111, ro8.-Migratlotz of tl c Mc.rit-a>JS to A11ulmac, II z.-Slavc•y of the Me.ri t'al/ 1 itt Collmacan, 118.-!'.fJ!etulatiotl iJf Mt'xicVJ, t Jz.- A bllman fucriji,·l·1 l l 4 0 0 K Ill. .AcallltiJitzin !. l-il!.f!; of Mr.rh·o, I z6,-.CJ IIO I/911 r7U11pitz fl hllm: r. kin,~ ~/ '!(a trlol•o, I ~7 .-o/'a.ws z'mpnftd on thr Mr.\·h·a1111 1 z8,-fluitzililmitl !!, /.: /n,iJ of Mrxlco, 13 r,-?i·chot/nla, !.·in.~ of /k olbttnCII'l, I 3l· - Ellmitv ~~ Ma.vtlrt/071 to !/;; Mo ;lmiJJ, I 34.-nacnt•IJtl l r. l.•ing ~f <ria· tc/oh-111 1 J 5 , ·- l.~tli/..,·odn'tl, 1:/ng ~~f A r11/I.JII(I,·a"1 1 J6.-CMmrrlfotn•·n 1/ 1. k;,~t: of Mt.t•h•o, 1 38.-MotnJr(I /J/L' <'IJ11d11ll ~~ Cab11acw• ·w n"tz in , 1 39·-'t iw,git·nl rltni/.J 11,! }.rl/ib;oc/1/tl, trHrl IJ~'"'' ''Y of Y~·z.IJr:t.tll/10<'• 140.-Nnv 7'tl.\'l~s illl}"ftl by t l>c ~yran l, l t~ .~, - J)piJI/1 iJf 1br !Yrrl/11 'l ir>'.o ;01/t(lr, 14-5 ·- il/ri.rtlatoll, !;Jrant l!f l lt.·o/I;NIHrrn , l+H ,-f,~}IIJ'its d1111•' In lbr l.·ing ~f 111r.\'ico, 149•- lmj,.~/i/lllllflll 1111d dm il) oj ki11g Cblmat;npom, 1 sc,-Nt-gotiat io!IS of Nc;:;,l/;Nakoj l ll to V 0 L. • J. 0 O~/(lz'1J |