Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeOliver & Boyd, 1844 - 472 pàgines |
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... Rocks do those of the Cape Peninsula belong ? -At what Period did the Cape Rocks rise above the Level of the Sea -Vegetables incrusted with Calcareous Sand con- founded with Coral , and adduced as a Proof of the very re- cent Emergence ...
... Rocks do those of the Cape Peninsula belong ? -At what Period did the Cape Rocks rise above the Level of the Sea -Vegetables incrusted with Calcareous Sand con- founded with Coral , and adduced as a Proof of the very re- cent Emergence ...
Pàgina 30
... rock , valley , and plain , presenting a varied and often a picturesque land- scape . This region , intermediate between the known and the unknown , between civilized and savage exist- ence , excited in a great degree the curiosity of ...
... rock , valley , and plain , presenting a varied and often a picturesque land- scape . This region , intermediate between the known and the unknown , between civilized and savage exist- ence , excited in a great degree the curiosity of ...
Pàgina 37
... rock , with an opening to the north for coolness ; or they were formed by twisting together the branches of several large shrubs , and constructing thus a species of shady arbour ; while some tribes , still more forlorn , merely climbed ...
... rock , with an opening to the north for coolness ; or they were formed by twisting together the branches of several large shrubs , and constructing thus a species of shady arbour ; while some tribes , still more forlorn , merely climbed ...
Pàgina 42
... - outangs , ran off on their approach , climbed rocks , and threw down stones on their pursuers ; yet three females were caught , and their skins carried to Carthage . At length , the coast becoming 42 KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA.
... - outangs , ran off on their approach , climbed rocks , and threw down stones on their pursuers ; yet three females were caught , and their skins carried to Carthage . At length , the coast becoming 42 KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA.
Pàgina 57
... the mariners saw only naked rocks and burn- ing sands , stretching immeasurably into the interior , and affording no encouragement to any project of settlement . Beyond Cape Blanco , however , Nuno Tristan , in PORTUGUESE DISCOVERIES . 57.
... the mariners saw only naked rocks and burn- ing sands , stretching immeasurably into the interior , and affording no encouragement to any project of settlement . Beyond Cape Blanco , however , Nuno Tristan , in PORTUGUESE DISCOVERIES . 57.
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