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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... known to the nations of Europe . - Egypt , again , from its high antiquity , its stupendous monuments , and the memorable revolutions through which it has passed , presented matter at once too interesting and ample to be comprehended ...
... known to the nations of Europe . - Egypt , again , from its high antiquity , its stupendous monuments , and the memorable revolutions through which it has passed , presented matter at once too interesting and ample to be comprehended ...
Pàgina vii
... known - Obstacles opposed by the Desert Description given by Herodotus - by Diodorus -by Strabo - Ancient Accounts of the Nile - of Ethio- pia — of Abyssinia - Expedition sent by Necho - Journey of the Nasamones - Voyage of Sataspes of ...
... known - Obstacles opposed by the Desert Description given by Herodotus - by Diodorus -by Strabo - Ancient Accounts of the Nile - of Ethio- pia — of Abyssinia - Expedition sent by Necho - Journey of the Nasamones - Voyage of Sataspes of ...
Pàgina 4
... pinnacles wrapt in everlasting snow . Still more extensive is that central range , which , amid its various local names , is most generally known under the poetical appellation of " The Mountains of the 4 NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA .
... pinnacles wrapt in everlasting snow . Still more extensive is that central range , which , amid its various local names , is most generally known under the poetical appellation of " The Mountains of the 4 NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA .
Pàgina 14
... known to the nations of antiquity , but constituted an integral part of their political and social system . This coast forms , indeed , only a comparatively small portion of that great continent ; but while the sphere of civiliza- tion ...
... known to the nations of antiquity , but constituted an integral part of their political and social system . This coast forms , indeed , only a comparatively small portion of that great continent ; but while the sphere of civiliza- tion ...
Pàgina 15
... known , but formed a regular part of the ancient civilized world , the progress of science did not extend be- yond the tract bordering on the coast and the river . After proceeding a few journeys into the interior , the traveller found ...
... known , but formed a regular part of the ancient civilized world , the progress of science did not extend be- yond the tract bordering on the coast and the river . After proceeding a few journeys into the interior , the traveller found ...
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