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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... known to the nations of Europe . - Egypt , again , from its high an- tiquity , its stupendous monuments , and the memora- ble revolutions through which it has passed , pre- sented matter at once too interesting and ample to be ...
... known to the nations of Europe . - Egypt , again , from its high an- tiquity , its stupendous monuments , and the memora- ble revolutions through which it has passed , pre- sented matter at once too interesting and ample to be ...
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... known - Obstacles opposed by the Desert - De- scription given by Herodotus - by Diodorus - by Strabo - Ancient Ac counts of the Nile - of Ethiopia - of Abyssinia - Expedition sent by Necho - Journey of the Nasamones - Voyage of Sataspes ...
... known - Obstacles opposed by the Desert - De- scription given by Herodotus - by Diodorus - by Strabo - Ancient Ac counts of the Nile - of Ethiopia - of Abyssinia - Expedition sent by Necho - Journey of the Nasamones - Voyage of Sataspes ...
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... known under the poetical appellation of " The Mountains of the Moon . " Yet these chains , besides being not altogether so gigantic as those of the other con- tinents , labour under the peculiar disadvantage of extend- ing across the ...
... known under the poetical appellation of " The Mountains of the Moon . " Yet these chains , besides being not altogether so gigantic as those of the other con- tinents , labour under the peculiar disadvantage of extend- ing across the ...
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... known to the nations of antiquity , but constituted an integral part of their political and social sys- tem . This coast forms , indeed , only a comparatively small portion of that great continent ; but while the sphere of civilization ...
... known to the nations of antiquity , but constituted an integral part of their political and social sys- tem . This coast forms , indeed , only a comparatively small portion of that great continent ; but while the sphere of civilization ...
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... known , but formed a regular part of the ancient civilized world , the progress of science did not extend beyond the tract bordering on the coast and the river . After proceeding a few journeys into the interior , the traveller found ...
... known , but formed a regular part of the ancient civilized world , the progress of science did not extend beyond the tract bordering on the coast and the river . After proceeding a few journeys into the interior , the traveller found ...
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