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 vii
... Manners of the Native Africans - Vermuyden- Stibbs 57 CHAPTER VI . FRENCH DISCOVERIES . French Settlement on the Senegal - Jannequin's Voyage - Voyages of Brue up the Senegal - Bambouk ; Gold Mines - Saugnier - Gum trade .... 6 ...
... Manners of the Native Africans - Vermuyden- Stibbs 57 CHAPTER VI . FRENCH DISCOVERIES . French Settlement on the Senegal - Jannequin's Voyage - Voyages of Brue up the Senegal - Bambouk ; Gold Mines - Saugnier - Gum trade .... 6 ...
Pàgina 16
... manner truly remarkable . The branches , dropping down upon the watery bank , strike root and grow ; hence the original plant , spreading farther and farther , forms over the stream a species of natural arcade . These mighty trees do ...
... manner truly remarkable . The branches , dropping down upon the watery bank , strike root and grow ; hence the original plant , spreading farther and farther , forms over the stream a species of natural arcade . These mighty trees do ...
Pàgina 21
... the gods , fairy- seats , islands destined to be the future mansions of the blessed . In like manner , in the bosom of its wildest woods and mountains , there lurk , in many an unsuspected NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA . 21.
... the gods , fairy- seats , islands destined to be the future mansions of the blessed . In like manner , in the bosom of its wildest woods and mountains , there lurk , in many an unsuspected NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA . 21.
Pàgina 26
... manner in which he burns and destroys their land . Behind them rises the long and lofty range of Atlas , whose head is said to remain for ever invisible and wrapped in clouds , and which the natives believe to be the pillar of heaven ...
... manner in which he burns and destroys their land . Behind them rises the long and lofty range of Atlas , whose head is said to remain for ever invisible and wrapped in clouds , and which the natives believe to be the pillar of heaven ...
Pàgina 27
... manner . This wild and timid race would not approach or hold parley with the strangers , who , on drawing near to the shore , kindled a fire , uttered loud cries , and laid on the sand a certain quantity of goods . The na- tives ...
... manner . This wild and timid race would not approach or hold parley with the strangers , who , on drawing near to the shore , kindled a fire , uttered loud cries , and laid on the sand a certain quantity of goods . The na- tives ...
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