The royal commentaries of Peru, in two parts ... : illustrated with sculptures (1688)
Vega, Garcilaso de la, 1539-1616 · London : Printed by Miles Flesher, for Jacob Tonson .. · leaf 94
ce of Boats, are covered withgreat bundles of Flags and Ruihes, all twitted and twined one within the other;and over thefe they throw the other two great Ropes, to keep down and ttreng-then the whole work-, over thefe Ropes they caft great quantities of Ruihes, twi-ned into letter cords, about the… … f-78 Book III. Royal Commentaries. no the floar of the Bridge, which Bridge was about thirteen or fourteen Foot broadsand about a Yard thick, and about an hundred and fifty Paces in lengthy fo thatwe may imagine what a vaft quantity of Rufh.es is required for a work of this na-ture. It is moreover…
Incas · Indians of South America
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