.Garcilaflb,  from  other  motives,  draws  a  moft  flartering  repre-
fentation of  its  richer  and  power,  at  the  time  of  the  arrival  of
'the  Spaniards :  whereas  Zarate,  who  executed  the  office  of
trcafurer- general  in  Peru,  within  twelve  years  of  the  firft  in-
vafion  of  that  country,  affirms  that,  in  the  whole  dominions  of
the  Inca,  there  was  not  a  fm^lc  place  which  had  even  the  ap-
pearance of  a  town>  Cufco  excepted  :  and  with  regard  to  lU

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the  authoc  obferves^  it  is  highljr  probable  that  It  fcarce  defervea
fiiac  appellation,  in  the  time  of  ic3  gretitefi  fplendor. *  Of*  th<^
ILncieiit  temple  6f  the  fun,  concerning  which  preceding  au*
thors  have  related  fuch  wonders,  nothing  now  reaiairis  except
a  part  of  the  front:  but  at  Cayambo,  in  the  province  of  Quito^
€he  more  perJFed  remains  of  ancfiher  temple,  faid  to  have  beerf
as  famous  as  that  at  Cufco^  are  to  be  feen,  which  give  us  vA
high  idea  pf  Peruvian  architefture. The  ruins  of"  ah  ancient
palace  of  the  Incas  near  Arun-Cannar  have  been  delinbated  and
defcribed  by  Condamine  and  Bouger:  from  which  it  appears
that  there  never  had  been,  or  could  have  been,  any  window^
or  openings  to  let  in  the  light,  except,  together  with  the  rain^
from  above ;  ndr  do  there  appear  any  remains  of  arches,  oj
6ther  contrivances,  to  fupport  a  roof :  fo  that  their  Peruvian
Imperial  Majcfties  appear  to  have  been  very  indiflFerently  lodged  ;
and  their  palaces  to  have  been  very  little  better  than  mere  placei
of  (belter  from  wild  beafts,  or  from  the  fudden  incurfions  of
enemies. Ulloa  however  has  publilhed  a  more  magnificent
draught  of  this  American  palace,  fuch  as  he  fuppofes  it  to  havd
been,  when  intire ;  and  which  will  give  an  idea  of  it  very  dif-
ferent from  that  Which  may  be  formed  from  a  view  or  the
drawings  of  Bouger  and  Condamine  ;  who^  having  no  national
vanity  to  gratify  by  embellifliing  thefe  femains,  may  be  fuppofed
to  have  given  a  jufter  reprefentation  of  them;  "

By  fimilar  arguments,  either  drawn  from  fafls,  or  from'thi
numerous  inconfiftencies  and  contradidions  ih  the  Spahiffi
writers,  M. de  P. overturns,  in  a  'great'  mealfure,  all  that  hai
been  advanced  relating  to  the  fuppofed  grandeur,  populoiifnefs;
policy,  learning,  induftry,  arts,  and  civil  hiftory  of  the  Pe*
ruviahs. 