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Good pieces of damask, seven taes; a piece contains fourteen varas.
From
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 19 of 55
1620-1621
Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
by Robertson, James Alexander
Two streets, each 10 varas wide, opened out on the longer sides, and three on each of the shorter sides.
From
The Old Franciscan Missions Of California
by James, George Wharton
Large pieces of certain damasks, which contain sixteen varas, are worth twelve taes at the least and fifteen at the most.
From
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 19 of 55
1620-1621
Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
by Robertson, James Alexander
Where the water runs, the stream is half a vara deep and 4 varas across, and in other places it widens and contains more water.
From
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California
by Cook, Sherburne Friend
Seven hundred varas of Castilian sail-cloth at six reals a vara.
From
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55
1601-1604
Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
by Robertson, James Alexander
