Edward Burnett Tylor
Edward Burnett Tylor
Sir Edward Burnett Tylorwas an English anthropologist, the founder of cultural anthropology...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth2 October 1832
english-scientist grand mexico situation taking truly
Taking it as a whole, Mexico is a grand city, and, as Cortes truly said, its situation is marvellous.
real mexico letters
We were very kindly received by the English merchants to whom my companion had letters, and we set ourselves to learn what was the real state of things in Mexico.
sea rocks mexico
The interior of Mexico consists of a mass of volcanic rocks, thrust up to a great height above the sea-level.
lakes valleys mexico
During the Tertiary period the whole valley of Mexico was one great lake.
feet mexico plateaus
The plateau of Mexico is 8,000 feet high, and that of Puebla 9,000 feet.
journey june mexico
The journey and excursions in Mexico which have originated the narrative and remarks contained in this volume were made in the months of March, April, May, and June of 1856, for the most part on horseback.
english-scientist plateau
The plateau of Mexico is 8,000 feet high, and that of Puebla 9,000 feet.
aching agreed anywhere bad christy english-scientist ground later level possibly reached served
Aching all over, we reached level ground again, and Mr. Christy withdrew his claims, and agreed that no road anywhere else could possibly be so bad as a Mexican road; a decision which later experiences only served to confirm.
cruz english-scientist full happening sure whenever
Whenever anything disagreeable is happening in the country, Vera Cruz is sure to get its full share.
city decided district english-scientist great mining silver week
When we had been a week or two in the city of Mexico, we decided upon making an excursion to the great silver mining district of the Real del Monte.
building english-scientist grand high seen towers
The Cathedral, for instance, is really a very grand building when seen from a little distance, with its two high towers and its cupola behind.
branch draw english-scientist fig ground indian rooted sent smooth themselves trees
The Indian fig trees sent down from every branch suckers, like smooth strings, which rooted themselves in the ground to draw up more water.
humanity unbroken lasts
Animism characterizes tribes very low in the scale of humanity, and thence ascends, deeply modified in its transmission, but from first to last preserving an unbroken continuity, into the midst of high modern culture.
sunset littles towns
At sunset we are rattling through the streets of the little town of Cordova.