 Others were clad in pure white, bearing hammers or maces of silver or copper; and the guards, together with those in immediate attendance on the prince, were distinguished by a rich azure livery and a profusion of gay ornaments, while the large pendants...  The Quarterly review - Page 3381847Full view - About this book
 | William Eleroy Curtis - 1893 - 232 pages
...First meeting between Pizarro and Atahualpa. "Elevated high above his vassals came the Inca Atahualpa, borne on a sedan or open litter, on which was a sort...inestimable value. The palanquin was lined with the richly colored plumes of tropical birds and studded with shining plates of gold and silver. The monarch's... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1896 - 496 pages
...different liveries. Some wore a showy stuff, checkered white and red, like the squares of a chess-board. Others were clad in pure white, bearing hammers or...inestimable value. The palanquin was lined with the richly colored plumes of tropical birds, and studded with shining plates of gold and silver. The monarch's... | |
 | Marshman William Hazen - 1896 - 536 pages
...the Prince, were distinguished by a rieh azure livery, and a profusion of gay ornaments, while-the large pendants attached to the ears indicated the...inestimable value. The palanquin was lined with the richly colored plumes of tropical birds, and studded with shining plates of gold and silver. The monarch's... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 558 pages
...once more on their march down the slopes of the sierra. — Conquest of Mexico. THE LAST OF THE INCAS. Elevated high above his vassals came the Inca Atahuallpa,...inestimable value. The palanquin was lined with the richly colored plumes of tropical birds, and studded with shining plates of gold and silver. Round the monarch's... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1900 - 394 pages
...como las casas de un ajedrez." Ibid., MS. CHAP, v.] ATAHUALLPA VISITS THE SPANIARDS. 3OI copper ; 12 and the guards, together with those in immediate attendance...sort of throne made of massive gold of inestimable value.13 The palanquin was lined with the richly colored plumes of tropical birds and studded with... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1900 - 390 pages
...Xerez, Conq. del Peru, ap. Barcia, tom. iiL, p. 197. 10 Relacion del primer Descub., MS. copper ; 1S and the guards, together with those in immediate attendance...sort of throne made of massive gold of inestimable value.13 The palanquin was lined with the richly colored plumes of tropical birds and studded with... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1902 - 238 pages
...different liveries. Some wore a showy stuff, checkered white and red, like the squares of a chessboard. Others were clad in pure white, bearing hammers or...inestimable value. The palanquin was lined with the richly colored plumes of tropical birds and studded with shining plates of gold and silver. The monarch's... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1904 - 436 pages
...10 Relacion del primer Descub., MS. t1 " Blanca y oolorada como las casas de un ajedrez." Ibid., MS. Elevated high above his vassals came the Inca Atahuallpa,...throne made of massive gold of inestimable value. 13 The palanquin was lined with the richly-colored plumes of tropical birds and studded with shining... | |
 | Charles Francis Horne, Rossiter Johnson - 1905 - 434 pages
...to the ears indicated the Peruvian noble. Elevated high above his vassals came the Inca Atahualpa, borne on a sedan or open litter, on which was a sort...inestimable value. The palanquin was lined with the richly colored plumes of tropical birds, and studded with shining plates of gold and silver. The monarch's... | |
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