The Book of carriages; or, A short account of modes of conveyance, from the earliest periods to the present time (1853)
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain) · London, Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 173
therefrom, prevent them from descending.The highest point of the road is 11,500 feet abovethe level of the sea, and the path, which is very 166 TRAVELLING OVEE THE ANDES. narrow, has in several places the appearance of agallery dug in the rock, and left open above. The oxen, which are the beasts of… … Travelling over the Andes. his collections and instruments. His shoes were sotorn by the prickles, which shoot out from the CARGUEEO OF THE ANDES. 167 roots of the bamboo, that, unwilling to be carriedon mens backs, he was obliged to travel barefoot. The usual mode of travelling, however, is in…
Transportation · Carriages and carts
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