Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeOliver & Boyd, 1844 - 472 pàgines |
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... Europe , have been separately brought forward under the title of the Barbary States . - Egypt , again , owing to its high antiquity , its stupendous monuments , and the memorable revolutions through which it has passed , has in like ...
... Europe , have been separately brought forward under the title of the Barbary States . - Egypt , again , owing to its high antiquity , its stupendous monuments , and the memorable revolutions through which it has passed , has in like ...
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... Europe . A still huger form is that of the hippopotamus , or river - horse , fitted alike to stalk on land , to march along the bottom of the waters , or to swim on their surface . He is slow , pon- derous , and gentle ; yet when ...
... Europe . A still huger form is that of the hippopotamus , or river - horse , fitted alike to stalk on land , to march along the bottom of the waters , or to swim on their surface . He is slow , pon- derous , and gentle ; yet when ...
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... Europe , and attracting attention by their playful movements , fill with sportive cries all the forests of tropical Africa . The insect race , which in our climate is generally harmless , presents there many singular and even formi ...
... Europe , and attracting attention by their playful movements , fill with sportive cries all the forests of tropical Africa . The insect race , which in our climate is generally harmless , presents there many singular and even formi ...
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... Europe . They cover the plains with their conical huts from ten to twelve feet in height , and are regularly distributed into labourers and soldiers , with others holding the rank of king and queen . This latter personage , when about ...
... Europe . They cover the plains with their conical huts from ten to twelve feet in height , and are regularly distributed into labourers and soldiers , with others holding the rank of king and queen . This latter personage , when about ...
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... European through this continent more interesting and eventful , more diversified by striking scenes and in- cidents , than in any other quarter of the globe . CHAPTER II . Knowledge of Africa among the Ancients . NATURAL FEATURES OF ...
... European through this continent more interesting and eventful , more diversified by striking scenes and in- cidents , than in any other quarter of the globe . CHAPTER II . Knowledge of Africa among the Ancients . NATURAL FEATURES OF ...
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