Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and ZoologyOliver & Boyd, 1830 - 503 pàgines |
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Pàgina 47
... arrived at Fez .. About two centuries after Ibn Batuta , a very full description of Africa was furnished by a geogra- pher named Leo , who was even honoured with the surname of Africanus . He was a native of Gra- nada ; but , after the ...
... arrived at Fez .. About two centuries after Ibn Batuta , a very full description of Africa was furnished by a geogra- pher named Leo , who was even honoured with the surname of Africanus . He was a native of Gra- nada ; but , after the ...
Pàgina 51
... arrived of the Christian King of Abyssinia , he was concluded to be the real Prester John . His domi- nions being reported to stretch far inland , and as the breadth of the African continent was very imper- fectly understood , the ...
... arrived of the Christian King of Abyssinia , he was concluded to be the real Prester John . His domi- nions being reported to stretch far inland , and as the breadth of the African continent was very imper- fectly understood , the ...
Pàgina 66
... arrived at an improper season , and lost most of the crew by sickness . Even yet they were not dismayed , but , retaining their ar- dour unabated , fitted out a third and larger expe- dition , consisting of the Sion of 200 tons , and ...
... arrived at an improper season , and lost most of the crew by sickness . Even yet they were not dismayed , but , retaining their ar- dour unabated , fitted out a third and larger expe- dition , consisting of the Sion of 200 tons , and ...
Pàgina 67
... arrived at Kassan . The Portuguese inhabitants in general had fled before his arrival , whilst the few who remained , professed , in respect to Hector Nunez and the massacre of the English crew , an igno- rance , and even a horror , for ...
... arrived at Kassan . The Portuguese inhabitants in general had fled before his arrival , whilst the few who remained , professed , in respect to Hector Nunez and the massacre of the English crew , an igno- rance , and even a horror , for ...
Pàgina 69
... arrived at Tenda , on the 26th January , 1621 , where they expected to meet with Buckar Sano , the chief merchant on the Gambia . This personage accord- ingly waited on them ; but , being treated with brandy , used it so immoderately ...
... arrived at Tenda , on the 26th January , 1621 , where they expected to meet with Buckar Sano , the chief merchant on the Gambia . This personage accord- ingly waited on them ; but , being treated with brandy , used it so immoderately ...
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