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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... 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 .. CHAPTER XVIII . NATURAL ...
... 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 .. CHAPTER XVIII . NATURAL ...
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... River Yeou ... ............... . ........ 145 Bornou Horseman , Kanemboo Spearman , and Munga Bowman .... 157 Timbuctoo according to Caillié 195 Ashantee Warrior and Attendant ............ ............... 202 Queen of Lattakoo ...
... River Yeou ... ............... . ........ 145 Bornou Horseman , Kanemboo Spearman , and Munga Bowman .... 157 Timbuctoo according to Caillié 195 Ashantee Warrior and Attendant ............ ............... 202 Queen of Lattakoo ...
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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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... rivers , directing their course through a vast extent of low land , reach the sea only by a very circuitous course . Se- veral of them , too , diffusing their waters into lakes or marshes , expire in the very heart of the continent ...
... rivers , directing their course through a vast extent of low land , reach the sea only by a very circuitous course . Se- veral of them , too , diffusing their waters into lakes or marshes , expire in the very heart of the continent ...
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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 - 1846 |
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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