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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Pàgina xi
... - Zoolas , ........... ..277 CHAPTER XVI . SOCIAL CONDITION OF AFRICA . Distinction between Native and Foreign Tribes - Natives- Agriculture Manufactures - Trade - Domestic Accom- modations - Intellectual CONTENTS . xi.
... - Zoolas , ........... ..277 CHAPTER XVI . SOCIAL CONDITION OF AFRICA . Distinction between Native and Foreign Tribes - Natives- Agriculture Manufactures - Trade - Domestic Accom- modations - Intellectual CONTENTS . xi.
Pàgina xv
... Tribe - Bees - Scorpions - Centipedes - Zoo- phytes - Coral - Sponge ― Guinea Worm , ...... ...... Page 469 . ERRATUM . Page 71 , 7th line from bottom , for musicians , read magicians . ENGRAVINGS . MAP of Africa ...
... Tribe - Bees - Scorpions - Centipedes - Zoo- phytes - Coral - Sponge ― Guinea Worm , ...... ...... Page 469 . ERRATUM . Page 71 , 7th line from bottom , for musicians , read magicians . ENGRAVINGS . MAP of Africa ...
Pàgina 7
... tribes exist in large and formidable numbers , and there is scarcely a tract which they do not either hold in full possession , or fiercely dispute with man . Even the most densely- peopled countries border on wide forests and wastes ...
... tribes exist in large and formidable numbers , and there is scarcely a tract which they do not either hold in full possession , or fiercely dispute with man . Even the most densely- peopled countries border on wide forests and wastes ...
Pàgina 9
... tribe . He lies like a log upon the waters , watching for his prey , attacking men and even the strongest animals , which , however , en- gage with him in obstinate and deadly encounters . We have not yet done with all the monstrous and ...
... tribe . He lies like a log upon the waters , watching for his prey , attacking men and even the strongest animals , which , however , en- gage with him in obstinate and deadly encounters . We have not yet done with all the monstrous and ...
Pàgina 10
... . The baboons , again , are a large , shapeless , brutal species , ugly and disgusting in their appearance , yet not without some kind of union and polity . The monkey tribe , now familiar in Europe 10 NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA .
... . The baboons , again , are a large , shapeless , brutal species , ugly and disgusting in their appearance , yet not without some kind of union and polity . The monkey tribe , now familiar in Europe 10 NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA .
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