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 ix
... land - African Gold . - 4 . Geology of the Great Table - land of Africa - Geology of the Coast from Sierra Leone to Cape Negro- Cape of Good Hope District - Distribution of its Chains of Mountains , Plains and Valleys , or Kloofs ...
... land - African Gold . - 4 . Geology of the Great Table - land of Africa - Geology of the Coast from Sierra Leone to Cape Negro- Cape of Good Hope District - Distribution of its Chains of Mountains , Plains and Valleys , or Kloofs ...
Pàgina 10
... Lands supporting them - Geology of the Table - land , properly so called - Ac- count of the Sibilo of the Africans - Geological Survey of the Karroo Ground recommended - Rivers - South African Lakes - South African Springs - Remarks on ...
... Lands supporting them - Geology of the Table - land , properly so called - Ac- count of the Sibilo of the Africans - Geological Survey of the Karroo Ground recommended - Rivers - South African Lakes - South African Springs - Remarks on ...
Pàgina 14
... lands , refreshed by breezes from the ocean . But the greatest breadth of Africa is under the immediate power and dominion of the sun ; and most of her people see that great planet , in its annual progress from tropic to tropic , pass ...
... lands , refreshed by breezes from the ocean . But the greatest breadth of Africa is under the immediate power and dominion of the sun ; and most of her people see that great planet , in its annual progress from tropic to tropic , pass ...
Pàgina 16
... land , reach the sea only by a very circuitous course . Se- veral of them , too , diffusing their waters into lakes or marshes , expire in the very heart of the continent . The result is , that the enormous breadth of the Sahara , or ...
... land , reach the sea only by a very circuitous course . Se- veral of them , too , diffusing their waters into lakes or marshes , expire in the very heart of the continent . The result is , that the enormous breadth of the Sahara , or ...
Pàgina 18
... land , to march along the bottom of the waters , or to swim on their surface . He is slow , ponderous , gentle ; yet when annoyed , either by de- sign or accident , his wrath is terrible ; he rushes up from his watery retreat , and by ...
... land , to march along the bottom of the waters , or to swim on their surface . He is slow , ponderous , gentle ; yet when annoyed , either by de- sign or accident , his wrath is terrible ; he rushes up from his watery retreat , and by ...
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