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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... Rivers - Vegetable Life - Animal Life - Social Aspect - Striking Contrasts which it presents CHAPTER II . ............ KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA AMONG THE ANCIENTS . Page 13 Northern Africa well known - Obstacles opposed by the Desert - De ...
... Rivers - Vegetable Life - Animal Life - Social Aspect - Striking Contrasts which it presents CHAPTER II . ............ KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA AMONG THE ANCIENTS . Page 13 Northern Africa well known - Obstacles opposed by the Desert - De ...
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... Rivers - South African Lakes - South African Springs - Remarks on the Importance of a Knowledge of the Natural History and Chemical Composition of Springs - Geology of Caffraria , Natal , & c . - Conclusion .. 244 CHAPTER XVIII ...
... Rivers - South African Lakes - South African Springs - Remarks on the Importance of a Knowledge of the Natural History and Chemical Composition of Springs - Geology of Caffraria , Natal , & c . - Conclusion .. 244 CHAPTER XVIII ...
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... River Yeou ... .................................... 142 145 Bornou Horseman , Kanemboo Spearman , and Munga Bowman .... 157 Timbuctoo according to Caillié ......... 195 Ashantee Warrior and Attendant ......... 202 Negroes preparing the ...
... River Yeou ... .................................... 142 145 Bornou Horseman , Kanemboo Spearman , and Munga Bowman .... 157 Timbuctoo according to Caillié ......... 195 Ashantee Warrior and Attendant ......... 202 Negroes preparing the ...
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... river inundations , is scorched and dried up till it is converted into a dreary waste . Hence it is , that in Af- rica plains of sand form a feature so truly alarming . The Great Desert , with the exception of the narrow valley of the ...
... river inundations , is scorched and dried up till it is converted into a dreary waste . Hence it is , that in Af- rica plains of sand form a feature so truly alarming . The Great Desert , with the exception of the narrow valley of the ...
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... rivers , which , swollen by the rains , overflow their banks and lay the surrounding country under water , or at least afford the means of artifi- cial inundation , are the principal source of that luxuriant fertility , that mighty ...
... rivers , which , swollen by the rains , overflow their banks and lay the surrounding country under water , or at least afford the means of artifi- cial inundation , are the principal source of that luxuriant fertility , that mighty ...
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