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 16
... extending horizontally from the trunk , each equal to a large tree , make the baobab a forest as it were in itself . The mangrove , too , which rises on the borders of rivers , or inundated spots , diffuses itself in a manner truly ...
... extending horizontally from the trunk , each equal to a large tree , make the baobab a forest as it were in itself . The mangrove , too , which rises on the borders of rivers , or inundated spots , diffuses itself in a manner truly ...
Pàgina 22
... extends along the Mediterranean , was not only well known to the nations of antiquity , but constituted an integral part of their political and social sys- tem . This coast forms , indeed , only a comparatively small portion of that ...
... extends along the Mediterranean , was not only well known to the nations of antiquity , but constituted an integral part of their political and social sys- tem . This coast forms , indeed , only a comparatively small portion of that ...
Pàgina 24
... extends from the Nile to the Atlantic . He justly describes it as much inferior in ferti- lity to the cultivated parts of Europe and Asia , and suffer- ing severely from drought ; yet there were a few spots , as Cinyps and the high ...
... extends from the Nile to the Atlantic . He justly describes it as much inferior in ferti- lity to the cultivated parts of Europe and Asia , and suffer- ing severely from drought ; yet there were a few spots , as Cinyps and the high ...
Pàgina 28
... Extending his view beyond the Atlas , he describes the Mauri , peopling a rich territory on the At- lantic coast capable of yielding the most copious harvests ; but nothing could wean the nation from the wandering life in which they ...
... Extending his view beyond the Atlas , he describes the Mauri , peopling a rich territory on the At- lantic coast capable of yielding the most copious harvests ; but nothing could wean the nation from the wandering life in which they ...
Pàgina 30
... extends for several hundred miles along the Nile above Egypt , formed the ancient Ethiopia , a sacred realm , in which the priests placed the most revered objects of their mythology . Here Jove repaired to hold his annual festival ; and ...
... extends for several hundred miles along the Nile above Egypt , formed the ancient Ethiopia , a sacred realm , in which the priests placed the most revered objects of their mythology . Here Jove repaired to hold his annual festival ; and ...
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