Chapter III: Outline of Negotiations in respect to the Proposed

Canal, etc., etc. 672

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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MAP.

GENERAL MAP OF NICARAGUA.

LITHOGRAPHS.

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1—IDOLS AT ZAPATERO, Nos. 2 and 3, _Facing_ 474

2—IDOLS AT ZAPATERO, Nos. 4 and 5, ” 478

3—IDOLS AT ZAPATERO, Nos. 6 and 7, ” 479

4—IDOLS AT ZAPATERO, Nos. 15 and 16, ” 486

WOOD ENGRAVINGS.

1—ARMS OF NICARAGUA, _Title_.

2—VIEW OF LAKE NICARAGUA, FROM THE SANDOVAL HACIENDA, NEAR _Frontispiece_. GRANADA,

3—SAN JUAN DE NICARAGUA, 1849, 25

4—“OUR HOUSE,” SAN JUAN, 35

5—HUT OF MOSQUITO INDIANS, 39

6—SAN JUAN DE NICARAGUA, 1853, 54

7—THE BONGO “LA GRANADINA,” 60

8—VIEW ON SAN JUAN RIVER, 73

9—EL CASTILLO VIEJO, OR OLD FORT, 77

10—SENTINEL’S BOX AT EL CASTILLO, 82

11—THE IGUANA, 90

12—FORT OF SAN CARLOS, 95

13—STORM ON LAKE NICARAGUA, 99

14—PUEBLO OF SAN MIGUELITO, 99

15—THE PLANTAIN TREE, 119

16—ANCIENT VASE, 120

17—NICARAGUAN MEAT MARKET, 120

18—VIEWS ON ROAD TO THE MALACCAS, 156

19—PIEDRA DE LA BOCA, 179

20—NICARAGUAN CART, 182

21—AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, 200

22—VIEW OF LAKE MANAGUA, 209

23—VIEW NEAR NAGAROTE, 209

24—HOUSE IN PUEBLO NUEVO, 221

25—PLAN OF HOUSE IN LEON, 241

26—GREAT CATHEDRAL OF LEON, 244

27—CHURCH OF MERCED AND VOLCANO OF EL VIEJO, 247

28—VOLCANOES OF AXUSCO AND MOMOTOMBO, 247

29—ANCIENT METLAL OR GRINDING STONE, 256

30—ORNAMENTS ON SAME, 257

31—MACHETE AND TOLEDO, 260

32—PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF SUBTIABA, 266

33—PRIMITIVE SPINNING APPARATUS, 269

34—SPINNING, FROM A MEXICAN MS., 270

35—PRIMITIVE WEAVING, 271

36—MODERN POTTERY AND CARVING, 273

37—INDIAN GIRL, IN FULL COSTUME, 274

38—COURTYARD OF HOUSE IN LEON, 284

39—IDOL FROM MOMOTOMBITA, No. 1, 286

40—IDOL FROM MOMOTOMBITA, No. 2, 296

41—FRONT VIEW OF SAME, 297

42—COLOSSAL HEAD FROM MOMOTOMBITA, 298

43—IDOL FROM SUBTIABA, No. 1, 302

44—IDOL FROM SUBTIABA, No. 2, 303

45—IDOL FROM SUBTIABA, No. 3, 304

46—SIDE VIEW OF IDOL, No. 1, 311

47—IDOL FROM SUBTIABA, No. 4, 312

48—RUINS OF ANCIENT CHURCH, 312

49—STREET VIEW IN LEON, 323

50—NICARAGUAN PLOUGH, 327

51—PROCESSION OF HOLY WEEK, 328

52—GENERAL VIEW OF CHINENDAGA, 349

53—CHURCH AND PLAZA OF CHINENDAGA, 351

54—PORT OF REALEJO, 351

55—LAKE NIHAPA, AN EXTINCT CRATER, 392

56—PAINTED ROCKS OF MANAGUA, 393

57—SANTIAGO, AN ANCIENT CARVING, 401

58—IDOL AT MANAGUA, 402

59—LAKE AND VOLCANO OF MASAYA, 425

60—RUINED GATEWAY, MASAYA, 425

61—SCULPTURED ROCKS OF MASAYA, 437

62—VIEW IN THE “QUEBRADA DE LAS INSCRIPCIONES,” 439

63—CHURCH OF SAN FRANCISCO, GRANADA, 443

64—IDOL AT PENSACOLA, No. 1, 451

65—IDOL AT PENSACOLA, No. 2, 455

66—IDOL AT PENSACOLA, No. 3, 455

67—THE BONGO “LA CARLOTA,” 459

68—IDOL AT ZAPATERO, No. 1, 471

69—STONE OF SACRIFICE, 476

70—PLAN OF MONUMENTS, 477

71—IDOL AT ZAPATERO, No. 9, 481

72—IDOL AT ZAPATERO, No. 10, 483

73—IDOLS AT ZAPATERO, Nos. 11 and 12, 485

74—IDOL AT ZAPATERO, No. 13, 486

75—SCULPTURED ROCK, 488

76—BURIAL VASES FROM OMOTEPEC, 509

77—VASES FROM OMOTEPEC, 510

78—COPPER MASK, 511

79—FROG IN GREEN STONE, 511

80—GROUP OF ABORIGINAL RELICS, 515

81—NEW VOLCANO ON PLAIN OF LEON, 515

82—THE PAROQUET, 550

83—VIEW ON LAKE MANAGUA, 560

84—THE TOUCAN, 574

85—THE CRIMSON CRANE, 582

86—VIEW ON THE ESTERO REAL, 587

87—VOLCANO OF COSEGUINA FROM THE SEA, 587

88—VOLCANO OF COSEGUINA, 589

89—MOUNTAIN SCENERY IN HONDURAS, 601

90—LA UNION AND VOLCANO OF CONCHAGUA, 612

91—CHURCH OF LA UNION, 612

92—LAS TORTILLERAS, 621

93—VOLCANO OF OMOTEPEC FROM VIRGIN BAY, 643

94—PORT OF SAN JUAN DEL SUR, 646

95—MOUTH OF RIO LAJAS, 660