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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... earth , and obstructing the great highway across the ocean . Her coasts form the chief barrier to a direct maritime intercourse between the distant extremities of the globe . To perform the vast circuit of her shores , and to round her ...
... earth , and obstructing the great highway across the ocean . Her coasts form the chief barrier to a direct maritime intercourse between the distant extremities of the globe . To perform the vast circuit of her shores , and to round her ...
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... earth . That every part of its surface lay once beneath the waters is sufficiently apparent ; but there is at least no historical proof that Africa emer- ged later than other continents . The earliest records represent her deserts to ...
... earth . That every part of its surface lay once beneath the waters is sufficiently apparent ; but there is at least no historical proof that Africa emer- ged later than other continents . The earliest records represent her deserts to ...
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... earth . The ground is covered as with a deluge , and the dry beds of the rivulets are converted into tor- rents ; yet so intense are the sun's rays , that the mois- ture thus lavished upon the surface is quickly dried up . Great rivers ...
... earth . The ground is covered as with a deluge , and the dry beds of the rivulets are converted into tor- rents ; yet so intense are the sun's rays , that the mois- ture thus lavished upon the surface is quickly dried up . Great rivers ...
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... earth . Adanson assures us , that the circumfer- ence in some cases is equal to thirteen fathoms , as measured by his arms clasped round the trunk , that is , varying from seventy - four to seventy - NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA . 5.
... earth . Adanson assures us , that the circumfer- ence in some cases is equal to thirteen fathoms , as measured by his arms clasped round the trunk , that is , varying from seventy - four to seventy - NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA . 5.
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... earth , but also in order to obtain the bony substance composing his tusks , which , under the name of ivory , forms one of the most valued articles of African trade . The pro- digious strength of the elephant , his almost impene ...
... earth , but also in order to obtain the bony substance composing his tusks , which , under the name of ivory , forms one of the most valued articles of African trade . The pro- digious strength of the elephant , his almost impene ...
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