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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... slaves . Our author comes next to the Atlantes , and relates se- veral things , which , with better knowledge , he would probably have omitted . He pretends , for ex- ample , that none of them bear proper names ; that they neither eat ...
... slaves . Our author comes next to the Atlantes , and relates se- veral things , which , with better knowledge , he would probably have omitted . He pretends , for ex- ample , that none of them bear proper names ; that they neither eat ...
Pàgina 40
... 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 the Great Desert . By ...
... 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 the Great Desert . By ...
Pàgina 65
... slaves for their West India possessions . But a more distant , more innocent , and more bril- liant object also attracted their attention . Flattering reports had reached Europe of the magnitude of the gold trade carried on at Timbuctoo ...
... slaves for their West India possessions . But a more distant , more innocent , and more bril- liant object also attracted their attention . Flattering reports had reached Europe of the magnitude of the gold trade carried on at Timbuctoo ...
Pàgina 81
... Sira- tik , accompanied by numerous attendants , among whom were his wife , daughters , and some female slaves , all mounted upon asses . He was cordially F welcomed ; yet the reflection suggested by his deal- ings FRENCH DISCOVERIES . 81.
... Sira- tik , accompanied by numerous attendants , among whom were his wife , daughters , and some female slaves , all mounted upon asses . He was cordially F welcomed ; yet the reflection suggested by his deal- ings FRENCH DISCOVERIES . 81.
Pàgina 90
... slaves could be purchased on easy terms ; and the natives , called Serawoolies , were intelligent and active , though inclined to be thievish . The voyage , however , is liable to many vicissitudes , the navigation often dangerous , and ...
... slaves could be purchased on easy terms ; and the natives , called Serawoolies , were intelligent and active , though inclined to be thievish . The voyage , however , is liable to many vicissitudes , the navigation often dangerous , and ...
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