Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: With Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and ZoologyJ. & J. Harper, 1846 - 359 pàgines |
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... John and Emmanuel , stood pre - eminent in enterprise and intelligence . Prince Henry , in particular , a younger ... Prester John . This singular name seems to have been first introduced by travellers from Eastern Asia , where it had ...
... John and Emmanuel , stood pre - eminent in enterprise and intelligence . Prince Henry , in particular , a younger ... Prester John . This singular name seems to have been first introduced by travellers from Eastern Asia , where it had ...
Pàgina 49
... Prester John . His dominions being reported to stretch far inland , and as the breadth of the African continent was very imperfectly understood , the conclusion was formed , that a mission from the western coast might easily reach his ...
... Prester John . His dominions being reported to stretch far inland , and as the breadth of the African continent was very imperfectly understood , the conclusion was formed , that a mission from the western coast might easily reach his ...
Pàgina 50
... Prester John . Ambassadors were sent into the interior , and , according to De Barros , even as far as Tim- buctoo . All endeavours were vain as to the primary object ; but the Portuguese thereby gained a more complete know ledge of ...
... Prester John . Ambassadors were sent into the interior , and , according to De Barros , even as far as Tim- buctoo . All endeavours were vain as to the primary object ; but the Portuguese thereby gained a more complete know ledge of ...
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