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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Pàgina 41
... brought shells ( cowries ? ) and brass , for which they received gold and ornaments . Mention is made of the fine cotton cloths which still form the staple manufacture . Tocrur appears evidently to be Sackatoo or Soccatoo , now the ...
... brought shells ( cowries ? ) and brass , for which they received gold and ornaments . Mention is made of the fine cotton cloths which still form the staple manufacture . Tocrur appears evidently to be Sackatoo or Soccatoo , now the ...
Pàgina 43
... brought great quantities of salt , an article which is in constant demand throughout Soudan . Ulil , though called an island , was probably Walet , the great interior market for that mineral ; but all the features of the country around ...
... brought great quantities of salt , an article which is in constant demand throughout Soudan . Ulil , though called an island , was probably Walet , the great interior market for that mineral ; but all the features of the country around ...
Pàgina 44
... brought into this form . From Thargari he went in twenty days to Tashila , three days beyond which commenced a desert of the most dreary aspect , where there was neither water , beast , nor bird , " nothing but sand and hills of sand ...
... brought into this form . From Thargari he went in twenty days to Tashila , three days beyond which commenced a desert of the most dreary aspect , where there was neither water , beast , nor bird , " nothing but sand and hills of sand ...
Pàgina 51
... taken solely to gratify the anx- ious desire of his sovereign to see and converse with these African chiefs ; that in fifteen moons they should certainly be brought back again ; and that , meanwhile , PORTUGUESE DISCOVERIES . 51.
... taken solely to gratify the anx- ious desire of his sovereign to see and converse with these African chiefs ; that in fifteen moons they should certainly be brought back again ; and that , meanwhile , PORTUGUESE DISCOVERIES . 51.
Pàgina 52
... brought back again ; and that , meanwhile , a number of his people should be left as hostages . Diego then sailed to Lisbon , where he introduced with triumph these living trophies of his discovery . The king was highly gratified , and ...
... brought back again ; and that , meanwhile , a number of his people should be left as hostages . Diego then sailed to Lisbon , where he introduced with triumph these living trophies of his discovery . The king was highly gratified , and ...
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