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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... embellished by shrubs and flowers , tinted with the most bril- liant hues ; while a profusion of animal life , in all its forms , distinguishes the more temperate latitudes . A Africa , considered in relation to her place on the.
... embellished by shrubs and flowers , tinted with the most bril- liant hues ; while a profusion of animal life , in all its forms , distinguishes the more temperate latitudes . A Africa , considered in relation to her place on the.
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... considered in relation to her place on the map , forms an extensive continent , situated nearly in the centre of the earth , and obstructing the great highway across the ocean . Her coasts form the chief barrier to a direct maritime ...
... considered in relation to her place on the map , forms an extensive continent , situated nearly in the centre of the earth , and obstructing the great highway across the ocean . Her coasts form the chief barrier to a direct maritime ...
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... considered their proper inheritance , and scarcely disputed with them by the human race . Farther to the south , the soil no longer afforded food even to these wild tenants ; -there was not the trunk of a tree nor a drop of water ...
... considered their proper inheritance , and scarcely disputed with them by the human race . Farther to the south , the soil no longer afforded food even to these wild tenants ; -there was not the trunk of a tree nor a drop of water ...
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... considered as human habitations . These were either cavities dug out of the rock , with an opening to the north for coolness ; or they were formed by twisting together the branches of seve- ral large shrubs , and constructing thus a ...
... considered as human habitations . These were either cavities dug out of the rock , with an opening to the north for coolness ; or they were formed by twisting together the branches of seve- ral large shrubs , and constructing thus a ...
Pàgina 31
... considered Africa and the Atlantic coast as her peculiar domain , must have made several exploratory voyages before she could establish those extensive connexions upon which her trade was founded . Of all such attempts , however , the ...
... considered Africa and the Atlantic coast as her peculiar domain , must have made several exploratory voyages before she could establish those extensive connexions upon which her trade was founded . Of all such attempts , however , the ...
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