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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... Chief , Jillemen or Native Musicians , and Gree- gree Man or Magician ........... Female Negro Dancer ............ Park's Routes .......... Tuarick on his Camel , with Male and Female Tibboo ........ Page 68 ............. 82 134 Denham ...
... Chief , Jillemen or Native Musicians , and Gree- gree Man or Magician ........... Female Negro Dancer ............ Park's Routes .......... Tuarick on his Camel , with Male and Female Tibboo ........ Page 68 ............. 82 134 Denham ...
Pàgina 13
... chief barrier to a direct mari- time intercourse between the distant extremities of the globe . To perform the vast circuit of her shores , and to round her stormy capes , has tried the courage and hardi- hood of the greatest navigators ...
... chief barrier to a direct mari- time intercourse between the distant extremities of the globe . To perform the vast circuit of her shores , and to round her stormy capes , has tried the courage and hardi- hood of the greatest navigators ...
Pàgina 41
... chief seat of the interior commerce of Africa . Tocrur , about twenty - four days ' journey north - west of Ghana , was a kingdom inferior indeed to the other , yet powerful and independent . It carried on an extensive traffic with the ...
... chief seat of the interior commerce of Africa . Tocrur , about twenty - four days ' journey north - west of Ghana , was a kingdom inferior indeed to the other , yet powerful and independent . It carried on an extensive traffic with the ...
Pàgina 46
... chief mart , was lavishly employed in the ornament of his court and person . He displayed solid masses , larger even than the one at Ghana , and some of his ornaments weigehd 1300 ounces . The royal palace and several mosques were ...
... chief mart , was lavishly employed in the ornament of his court and person . He displayed solid masses , larger even than the one at Ghana , and some of his ornaments weigehd 1300 ounces . The royal palace and several mosques were ...
Pàgina 51
... was 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.
... was 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.
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