Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeOliver & Boyd, 1844 - 472 pàgines |
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Pàgina 46
... person to another . The de- scriptions of Strabo , collected from the best sources with a sceptical and even malignant scrutiny , contain none of those suspicious wonders , nor any event which at all exceeds the common course of nature ...
... person to another . The de- scriptions of Strabo , collected from the best sources with a sceptical and even malignant scrutiny , contain none of those suspicious wonders , nor any event which at all exceeds the common course of nature ...
Pàgina 55
... person . He displayed solid masses , larger even than the one at Ghana , and some of his ornaments weighed 1300 ounces . The royal palace and several mosques were handsomely built of stone ; but the ordinary habitations , as in all ...
... person . He displayed solid masses , larger even than the one at Ghana , and some of his ornaments weighed 1300 ounces . The royal palace and several mosques were handsomely built of stone ; but the ordinary habitations , as in all ...
Pàgina 61
... persons were on board his ship , weighed anchor , and stood out to sea . He soothed the alarm visible in the countenances of their countrymen on shore , by signs , intimating that this step was taken solely to gratify the anxious desire ...
... persons were on board his ship , weighed anchor , and stood out to sea . He soothed the alarm visible in the countenances of their countrymen on shore , by signs , intimating that this step was taken solely to gratify the anxious desire ...
Pàgina 62
... persons by whom they had been thus honoured . In 1490 , a new armament , guided by Ruy de Sousa , conveyed back the new converts to their native country , and the Portuguese , on their arrival , were received by the monarch in full pomp ...
... persons by whom they had been thus honoured . In 1490 , a new armament , guided by Ruy de Sousa , conveyed back the new converts to their native country , and the Portuguese , on their arrival , were received by the monarch in full pomp ...
Pàgina 64
... person . The effect he describes as most auspicious ; every successive blow opened her eyes more and more to the truth , and she at length declared herself wholly unable to resist such forcible arguments 64 PORTUGUESE DISCOVERIES .
... person . The effect he describes as most auspicious ; every successive blow opened her eyes more and more to the truth , and she at length declared herself wholly unable to resist such forcible arguments 64 PORTUGUESE DISCOVERIES .
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