Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time : with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy, and ZoologyOliver & Boyd, Tweeddale-Court, 1832 - 503 pàgines |
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... feet , they form that " " sea under ground " which has been traced over a large portion of the waste . Vegetable life , in consequence of this absence of moisture , is scantily diffused over a great extent of the continent . In the ...
... feet , they form that " " sea under ground " which has been traced over a large portion of the waste . Vegetable life , in consequence of this absence of moisture , is scantily diffused over a great extent of the continent . In the ...
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... 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 to add to the numbers of the tribe , presents a most ex- traordinary ...
... 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 to add to the numbers of the tribe , presents a most ex- traordinary ...
Pàgina 86
... feet , which was understood as a token of homage the king even assured the English cap- tain that the country and every thing in it were thus placed at his disposal . In return for gifts so magni- ficent , it was impossible to refuse a ...
... feet , which was understood as a token of homage the king even assured the English cap- tain that the country and every thing in it were thus placed at his disposal . In return for gifts so magni- ficent , it was impossible to refuse a ...
Pàgina 96
... feet were buried at every step ; and a man , after walking fifty paces , was overwhelmed with fatigue . At Senegal the colony was found in so imperfect a state that the sailors were obliged to rear huts for their own accommoda- tion ...
... feet were buried at every step ; and a man , after walking fifty paces , was overwhelmed with fatigue . At Senegal the colony was found in so imperfect a state that the sailors were obliged to rear huts for their own accommoda- tion ...
Pàgina 105
... , they call out , " He is off ! " The pit , which is six feet in diameter , is dug to the depth of thirty or forty , when the workmen are usually arrested by an im- penetrable bed of reddish - coloured marble , which ,
... , they call out , " He is off ! " The pit , which is six feet in diameter , is dug to the depth of thirty or forty , when the workmen are usually arrested by an im- penetrable bed of reddish - coloured marble , which ,
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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 |
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