Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and ZoologyHarper & Brothers, 1836 - 359 pàgines |
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... entered the Indian Ocean ; and in a voyage of three years made the complete circuit of the continent , passing through the Pillars of Her- cules ( Straits of Gibraltar ) , and up the Mediterranean to Egypt . They related , that in the ...
... entered the Indian Ocean ; and in a voyage of three years made the complete circuit of the continent , passing through the Pillars of Her- cules ( Straits of Gibraltar ) , and up the Mediterranean to Egypt . They related , that in the ...
Pàgina 49
... entered the Senegal . The Portuguese found in this neighbourhood fertile and popu- lous regions , that promised to reward their exertions much more effectually than the visionary name after which they had so eagerly inquired . A ...
... entered the Senegal . The Portuguese found in this neighbourhood fertile and popu- lous regions , that promised to reward their exertions much more effectually than the visionary name after which they had so eagerly inquired . A ...
Pàgina 59
... entered the river ; and proceeding as high as Kassan , a fortified town , where he left most of his crew , he pushed on in boats . The Portuguese , who were still numerous in that district , and retained all their lofty claims , were ...
... entered the river ; and proceeding as high as Kassan , a fortified town , where he left most of his crew , he pushed on in boats . The Portuguese , who were still numerous in that district , and retained all their lofty claims , were ...
Pàgina 84
... entered the country without payment of the duties . Thus he was stripped of all his goods except a small portion which he contrived to hide . Unable to procure a meal , he was sitting disconsolate under a bentang tree , when an aged ...
... entered the country without payment of the duties . Thus he was stripped of all his goods except a small portion which he contrived to hide . Unable to procure a meal , he was sitting disconsolate under a bentang tree , when an aged ...
Pàgina 94
... entering a public inn , the landlord laid on the floor a mat and a rope , saying , " If you are a Mussulman , you are my friend , sit down on this mat ; if not , you are my slave , and with this rope I will lead you to market . " The ...
... entering a public inn , the landlord laid on the floor a mat and a rope , saying , " If you are a Mussulman , you are my friend , sit down on this mat ; if not , you are my slave , and with this rope I will lead you to market . " The ...
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