. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 116 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. founded the station of Labrea, which perpetuates his name, and which has become the capital of the district. It stands at the converging point of the routes followed b}^ the seekers of rubber not only in the Upper Purus and Aquiry basins, but also in the remote regions watered by the Beni and the Madeira. At present steam rig. 39.—Teffe and Japuea Confluence. Scale 1 : 1,000, West oP Greenwich 64°45 64°50' m Depths. 0 to 100 Fathoms. 100 Fathoms and upwards. ^^ 25 Miles. navigation on the Purus stops at the little p
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 116 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. founded the station of Labrea, which perpetuates his name, and which has become the capital of the district. It stands at the converging point of the routes followed b}^ the seekers of rubber not only in the Upper Purus and Aquiry basins, but also in the remote regions watered by the Beni and the Madeira. At present steam rig. 39.—Teffe and Japuea Confluence. Scale 1 : 1,000, West oP Greenwich 64°45 64°50' m Depths. 0 to 100 Fathoms. 100 Fathoms and upwards. ^^ 25 Miles. navigation on the Purus stops at the little port of Hijutannham, some hundred miles below Labrea. From the economic standpoint the Madeira may be regarded as forming part of the same domain as the Purus, but only below the cataracts. Higher up, the Guapore region, formerly an independent lacustrine basin, belongs to the Matto. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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