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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... species of danger , and passed through every variety of suffering , by which the strength and fortitude of man can be tried . The Narrative of these successive Travels and Expeditions has been contributed by Mr. Hugh Mur- ray . The ...
... species of danger , and passed through every variety of suffering , by which the strength and fortitude of man can be tried . The Narrative of these successive Travels and Expeditions has been contributed by Mr. Hugh Mur- ray . The ...
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... Species - Remarks on the Distribution of Insects -- Goliathus , & c . - Paussus - Mantis - Locusts - Butterfly Tribe - Bees - Scorpions - Centipedes - Zoophytes - Coral - Sponge- Guinea Worm .... 342 ENGRAVINGS . MAP of Africa ...
... Species - Remarks on the Distribution of Insects -- Goliathus , & c . - Paussus - Mantis - Locusts - Butterfly Tribe - Bees - Scorpions - Centipedes - Zoophytes - Coral - Sponge- Guinea Worm .... 342 ENGRAVINGS . MAP of Africa ...
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... species of natural arcade . These mighty trees do not stand alone , but have their interstices filled up by numberless shrubs , canes , creeping and pa- rasitical plants , which intersect and entwine with each other till they form a ...
... species of natural arcade . These mighty trees do not stand alone , but have their interstices filled up by numberless shrubs , canes , creeping and pa- rasitical plants , which intersect and entwine with each other till they form a ...
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... species , by whose spoil he may be enriched . The lion , that king of the desert , that mightiest among the tribes which have the wilderness for their abode , abounds in Africa , and causes all her forests to re - echo his midnight * In ...
... species , by whose spoil he may be enriched . The lion , that king of the desert , that mightiest among the tribes which have the wilderness for their abode , abounds in Africa , and causes all her forests to re - echo his midnight * In ...
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... species , all swift , with bright eyes , erect , and usually elegant figures , preying neither on men nor animals , but pursued by all on account of the delicate food which they afford . Here , too , roams the zebra , with its finely ...
... species , all swift , with bright eyes , erect , and usually elegant figures , preying neither on men nor animals , but pursued by all on account of the delicate food which they afford . Here , too , roams the zebra , with its finely ...
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Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to ... Robert Jameson,James Wilson,Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1830 |
Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to ... Robert Jameson,James Wilson,Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1836 |
Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to ... Robert Jameson,James Wilson,Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1832 |
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