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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... entirely on the periodical rains ; and these sink into the sandy and porous sur- face till , being arrested at the depth of eight or ten feet , they form that " sea under ground " which has been traced over a large portion of the waste ...
... entirely on the periodical rains ; and these sink into the sandy and porous sur- face till , being arrested at the depth of eight or ten feet , they form that " sea under ground " which has been traced over a large portion of the waste ...
Pàgina 16
... to travelling ; and his narrative is al- most entirely the record of what he saw and heard during his various peregrinations . By means of a long stay in Egypt , and an intimate communication with 6 16 ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA .
... to travelling ; and his narrative is al- most entirely the record of what he saw and heard during his various peregrinations . By means of a long stay in Egypt , and an intimate communication with 6 16 ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA .
Pàgina 18
... entirely perished , and their place was taken by the Nasamones . Beyond them , the Macae inhabited a beautiful region watered by the river Cinyps , on whose bank rose " the hill of the Graces , " covered with a profusion of the finest ...
... entirely perished , and their place was taken by the Nasamones . Beyond them , the Macae inhabited a beautiful region watered by the river Cinyps , on whose bank rose " the hill of the Graces , " covered with a profusion of the finest ...
Pàgina 28
... entirely along a coast of which the navigators never required to lose sight even for a day ; that their small barks were well equipped and better fitted than ours for coasting navigation ; and which , draw- ing very little water , could ...
... entirely along a coast of which the navigators never required to lose sight even for a day ; that their small barks were well equipped and better fitted than ours for coasting navigation ; and which , draw- ing very little water , could ...
Pàgina 29
... entirely from ignorance of the real figure of the earth . The other expedition had its origin in the country of the Nasamones , whom we have already mention- ed as occupying the district southward of Cyrene . Five young men of ...
... entirely from ignorance of the real figure of the earth . The other expedition had its origin in the country of the Nasamones , whom we have already mention- ed as occupying the district southward of Cyrene . Five young men of ...
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