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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... 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- trable hide , his rapid though ...
... 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- trable hide , his rapid though ...
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... obtained any precise and determinate knowledge . It comprised a wide extent of shore , but extended a very short distance inland ; being bounded on each side by two unknown coasts , which stretched so far that it was not possible to ...
... obtained any precise and determinate knowledge . It comprised a wide extent of shore , but extended a very short distance inland ; being bounded on each side by two unknown coasts , which stretched so far that it was not possible to ...
Pàgina 30
... obtained a com- mutation of the sentence into one which she repre- sented as still more severe , -that of sailing round Africa . Under this heavy necessity , Sataspes coasted along the Mediterranean , passed the western point of the ...
... obtained a com- mutation of the sentence into one which she repre- sented as still more severe , -that of sailing round Africa . Under this heavy necessity , Sataspes coasted along the Mediterranean , passed the western point of the ...
Pàgina 40
... obtain a supply of gold and slaves ; and , amid the sanguinary disputes which arose among the descendants of the prophet , many , whose ill fortune exposed them to the enmity of successful rivals , sought refuge on the opposite side of ...
... obtain a supply of gold and slaves ; and , amid the sanguinary disputes which arose among the descendants of the prophet , many , whose ill fortune exposed them to the enmity of successful rivals , sought refuge on the opposite side of ...
Pàgina 48
... obtained princesses in marriage . Litera- ture was cultivated with ardour , and manuscripts bore a higher price than any other commodity . Izchia , the king , who had been successful in sub- duing all the neighbouring countries ...
... obtained princesses in marriage . Litera- ture was cultivated with ardour , and manuscripts bore a higher price than any other commodity . Izchia , the king , who had been successful in sub- duing all the neighbouring countries ...
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