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Canary Islands lore and the strange water tree tale
A lengthy antiquarian note describes the Canary Islands off 28 degrees north, their discovery by Betencour in 1404, and their rich resources. It recounts the strange Papal and scholarly debates, the famed water-bearing tree on Ferro, and the supposed reservoirs under its roots. The piece blends travel curiosity with historic speculation and ends with local society notices and anecdotes.
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Hese Islands
Canaries
Laticide
Ptolemy
Streights
Gibraltar
Odbem
Baron de Betencour
Nae Canaries
Caer
Thetislands
Aancerota
Fuerte Ventura
Canary
Teneriff
Ferro
Fez
Hierro
Palma 3
Lam
Spain
Gran Canaria
Inquisition Office
Supreme Council
Assembly of the States of the
Akend
Coleagues
Etna
Vesuvius
Lewis Jackson
Piuvialia
Providence
Pense
Mr. Jackson
Lorio
Cordelia
Florio
Lara Elms
Sylvia
Flor
Cordeda
Floria
Fentteen
Sylvia Jess
Mme Cordelia
Trueman
Itn
Sue
Dublin
Duke of Cumberland
Port-mahon
Ireland
Thomas Christmas
Catherine Beresford
Marcus Earl of Tyrone
Waterford
St. Stephen's Green
John Ligonier
Royal Irish Dragoons
Lord Viscount Molesworth
Moylure
Dunleer
Timothy Ayton
St. Nicholas, Without
Farange
Philharmonic Room
Arthur Newburgh
Castle of
Duplin