... Gothic vault, and similar vestiges have been found in several Egyptian edifices. An adit dug through the Teocalli of Cholula, to examine its internal structure, would be an interesting operation ; and it is singular, that the desire of discovering... The Lost Solar System of the Ancients Discovered - Page 350by John Wilson - 1856 - 961 pagesFull view - About this book
| American Antiquarian Society - United States - 1820 - 484 pages
...it is singular, that the desire of discovering hidden treasure has not prompted the undertaking. — During my travels in Peru, in visiting the vast ruins of the city of Chimu, near Mansiche, I went into the interiour of the famous Huaca de Toledo, the tomb of a Peruvian prince, in which Garci... | |
| American Antiquarian Society - Mammoth Cave (Ky.) - 1820 - 478 pages
...singular, that the desire of discovering hidden treasure has not prompted the undertaking.— iDuring my travels in Peru, in visiting the vast ruins of the city of Chimu, near Mansiche, I went into the interiour of the famous Huaca de Toledo, the tomb of a Peruvian prince, in which Garci... | |
| Charles Hulbert - America - 1823 - 374 pages
...it is singular, that the desire of discovering hidden treasure has not prompted the undertaking. — During my travels in Peru, in visiting the vast ruins of the city of Chimu, near Mansiche, I went into the interior of the famous Huaca de Toledo, the tomb of a Peruvian prince, in which Garci... | |
| 1835 - 284 pages
...objects, but, it is said, that it was ascertained that this chamber had no place of entrance or exit. It would be interesting to excavate a gallery through...in Peru, in visiting the vast ruins of the city of Chimii, near Mansiche, I entered the interior of the famous Huaca of Toledo, the tomb of a Peruvian... | |
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