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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... known to the nations of Europe . - Egypt , again , from its high an- tiquity , its stupendous monuments , and the memora- ble revolutions through which it has passed , pre . sented matter at once too interesting and ample to be ...
... known to the nations of Europe . - Egypt , again , from its high an- tiquity , its stupendous monuments , and the memora- ble revolutions through which it has passed , pre . sented matter at once too interesting and ample to be ...
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... known - Obstacles opposed by the Desert - De- scription given by Herodotus - by Diodorus - by Strabo - Ancient Ac counts of the Nile - of Ethiopia - of Abyssinia - Expedition sent by Necho - Journey of the Nasamones - Voyage of Sataspes ...
... known - Obstacles opposed by the Desert - De- scription given by Herodotus - by Diodorus - by Strabo - Ancient Ac counts of the Nile - of Ethiopia - of Abyssinia - Expedition sent by Necho - Journey of the Nasamones - Voyage of Sataspes ...
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... 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 great continent ; but while the sphere of civilization ...
... 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 great continent ; but while the sphere of civilization ...
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... known , but formed a regular part of the ancient civilized world , the progress of science did not extend beyond the tract bordering on the coast and the river . After proceeding a few journeys into the interior , the traveller found ...
... known , but formed a regular part of the ancient civilized world , the progress of science did not extend beyond the tract bordering on the coast and the river . After proceeding a few journeys into the interior , the traveller found ...
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... known and the unknown , between civilized and savage existence , excited in a somewhat pecu- liar degree the curiosity of the ancients ; to whom , how- ever , it always appeared dimly as through a cloud , and tinged with a certain ...
... known and the unknown , between civilized and savage existence , excited in a somewhat pecu- liar degree the curiosity of the ancients ; to whom , how- ever , it always appeared dimly as through a cloud , and tinged with a certain ...
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