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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... earth , and obstructing the great highway across the ocean . Her coasts form the 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 ...
... earth , and obstructing the great highway across the ocean . Her coasts form the 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 ...
Pàgina 14
... earth's surface which lie directly beneath the solar influence consist generally either of sea , or of narrow and insular lands , refreshed by breezes from the ocean . But the greatest breadth of Africa is under the immediate power and ...
... earth's surface which lie directly beneath the solar influence consist generally either of sea , or of narrow and insular lands , refreshed by breezes from the ocean . But the greatest breadth of Africa is under the immediate power and ...
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... earth . That every part of its surface lay once be- neath the waters is sufficiently apparent ; but there is at least no historical proof that Africa emerged later than other continents . The earliest records represent her deserts to ...
... earth . That every part of its surface lay once be- neath the waters is sufficiently apparent ; but there is at least no historical proof that Africa emerged later than other continents . The earliest records represent her deserts to ...
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... earth . Adanson assures us , that the circumference in some cases is equal to thirteen fathoms , as measured by his arms clasped round the trunk , that is , varying from seventy - four to seventy - seven feet . Branches extending ...
... earth . Adanson assures us , that the circumference in some cases is equal to thirteen fathoms , as measured by his arms clasped round the trunk , that is , varying from seventy - four to seventy - seven feet . Branches extending ...
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... earth , but also in order to obtain the bony substance composing his tusks , which , under the name of ivory , forms one of the most valued articles of African trade . The prodigious strength of the elephant , his almost impenetrable ...
... earth , but also in order to obtain the bony substance composing his tusks , which , under the name of ivory , forms one of the most valued articles of African trade . The prodigious strength of the elephant , his almost impenetrable ...
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