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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... entirely on the periodical rains ; and these sink into the sandy and porous surface , till being arrested at the depth of eight or ten feet , they form that " sea under ground " which has been traced over a large portion of the waste ...
... entirely on the periodical rains ; and these sink into the sandy and porous surface , till being arrested at the depth of eight or ten feet , they form that " sea under ground " which has been traced over a large portion of the waste ...
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... entirely the record of what he saw and heard during his various peregrinations . By means of a long stay in Egypt , and an intimate communication with the native priests , he learned much that was accurate , as well as somewhat that was ...
... entirely the record of what he saw and heard during his various peregrinations . By means of a long stay in Egypt , and an intimate communication with the native priests , he learned much that was accurate , as well as somewhat that was ...
Pàgina 25
... entirely perished , and their place was taken by the Nasamones . Beyond them , the Macae inhabited a beautiful region wa- tered by the river Cinyps , on whose bank rose " the hill of the Graces , " covered with a profusion of the finest ...
... entirely perished , and their place was taken by the Nasamones . Beyond them , the Macae inhabited a beautiful region wa- tered by the river Cinyps , on whose bank rose " the hill of the Graces , " covered with a profusion of the finest ...
Pàgina 32
... entirely along a coast of which the navigators never required to lose sight even for a day ; that their small barks were well equipped , and better fitted than ours for coasting naviga- tion ; and which , drawing very little water ...
... entirely along a coast of which the navigators never required to lose sight even for a day ; that their small barks were well equipped , and better fitted than ours for coasting naviga- tion ; and which , drawing very little water ...
Pàgina 33
... entirely from ignorance of the real figure of the earth . The other expedition had its origin in the country of the Nasamones , whom we have already mentioned as occupy- ing the district southward of Cyrene . Five young men of ...
... entirely from ignorance of the real figure of the earth . The other expedition had its origin in the country of the Nasamones , whom we have already mentioned as occupy- ing the district southward of Cyrene . Five young men of ...
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