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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... feet , they form that " sea under ground ” which has been traced over a large portion of the waste . Vegetable life , in consequence of this absence of mois- ture , is scantily diffused over a great extent of the conti- nent . In the ...
... feet , they form that " sea under ground ” which has been traced over a large portion of the waste . Vegetable life , in consequence of this absence of mois- ture , is scantily diffused over a great extent of the conti- nent . In the ...
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... which display on a greater scale the arts and social organization for which their species have been so famed in Europe . They cover the plains with their conical huts from ten to twelve feet in height ; 20 NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA .
... which display on a greater scale the arts and social organization for which their species have been so famed in Europe . They cover the plains with their conical huts from ten to twelve feet in height ; 20 NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA .
Pàgina 21
... feet in height ; they are regularly distributed into labourers and soldiers , with others holding the rank of king and queen . This latter person- age , when she is about to add to the numbers of the tribe , presents a most ...
... feet in height ; they are regularly distributed into labourers and soldiers , with others holding the rank of king and queen . This latter person- age , when she is about to add to the numbers of the tribe , presents a most ...
Pàgina 62
... feet , which was understood as a token of homage ; the king even assured the English captain that the country and every thing in it were thus placed at his disposal . In return for gifts so magnificent , it was impossible to refuse a ...
... feet , which was understood as a token of homage ; the king even assured the English captain that the country and every thing in it were thus placed at his disposal . In return for gifts so magnificent , it was impossible to refuse a ...
Pàgina 68
... feet were buried at every step ; and a man , after walk- ing fifty paces , was overwhelmed with fatigue . At Senegal the colony was found in so imperfect a state that the sailors were obliged to rear huts for their own accommodation ...
... feet were buried at every step ; and a man , after walk- ing fifty paces , was overwhelmed with fatigue . At Senegal the colony was found in so imperfect a state that the sailors were obliged to rear huts for their own accommodation ...
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