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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Pàgina ix
... Tribes - Natives - Agriculture -Manufactures - Trade - Domestic Accommodations - Intellectual Character - Superstitions - War and Slavery - Some amiable Fea- tures - Forms of Government - Foreign Races - Mohammedan Con- verts - European ...
... Tribes - Natives - Agriculture -Manufactures - Trade - Domestic Accommodations - Intellectual Character - Superstitions - War and Slavery - Some amiable Fea- tures - Forms of Government - Foreign Races - Mohammedan Con- verts - European ...
Pàgina x
... Insects -- Goliathus , & c . - Paussus - Mantis - Locusts -- Butterfly Tribe - Bees - Scorpions - Centipedes - Zoophytes - Coral - Sponge- Guinea Worm ..... ...... 342 ENGRAVINGS . MAP of Africa . To face the Titlepage X CONTENTS .
... Insects -- Goliathus , & c . - Paussus - Mantis - Locusts -- Butterfly Tribe - Bees - Scorpions - Centipedes - Zoophytes - Coral - Sponge- Guinea Worm ..... ...... 342 ENGRAVINGS . MAP of Africa . To face the Titlepage X CONTENTS .
Pàgina 17
... tribes exist in large and formidable numbers , and there is scarcely a tract which they do not either hold in full posses- sion , or fiercely dispute with man . Even the most densely- peopled countries border on wide forests and wastes ...
... tribes exist in large and formidable numbers , and there is scarcely a tract which they do not either hold in full posses- sion , or fiercely dispute with man . Even the most densely- peopled countries border on wide forests and wastes ...
Pàgina 19
... tribe . He lies like a log upon the waters watching for his prey , at- tacking men , and even the strongest animals , which , how- ever , engage with him in obstinate and deadly encounters . We have not yet done with all the monstrous ...
... tribe . He lies like a log upon the waters watching for his prey , at- tacking men , and even the strongest animals , which , how- ever , engage with him in obstinate and deadly encounters . We have not yet done with all the monstrous ...
Pàgina 20
... tribe , now familiar in Europe , and attracting attention by their playful movements , fill with sportive cries all ... tribes , in particular , through the action of the sun on the swampy forests , rise up in terrible and ...
... tribe , now familiar in Europe , and attracting attention by their playful movements , fill with sportive cries all ... tribes , in particular , through the action of the sun on the swampy forests , rise up in terrible and ...
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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 - 1832 |
Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to ... Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1832 |
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