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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Pàgina 12
... Obtain some Redress - Conveyed to Eboe - Ne- gotiation for Ransom - King Boy - Voyage to Brass Town- Richard Lander conveyed to an English Ship - Behaviour of Captain Lake - Boy's Return - John Lander conveyed to the Vessel - Arrival at ...
... Obtain some Redress - Conveyed to Eboe - Ne- gotiation for Ransom - King Boy - Voyage to Brass Town- Richard Lander conveyed to an English Ship - Behaviour of Captain Lake - Boy's Return - John Lander conveyed to the Vessel - Arrival at ...
Pàgina 24
... obtain the bony substance composing his tusks , which , under the name of ivory , forms one of the most valued articles of African trade . The pro- digious strength of the elephant , his almost impene- trable hide , his rapid though ...
... obtain the bony substance composing his tusks , which , under the name of ivory , forms one of the most valued articles of African trade . The pro- digious strength of the elephant , his almost impene- trable hide , his rapid though ...
Pàgina 42
... obtained any precise and determinate knowledge . It comprised a wide extent of shore , but extended a very short distance inland ; being bounded on each side by two unknown coasts , which stretched so far that it was not possible to ...
... obtained any precise and determinate knowledge . It comprised a wide extent of shore , but extended a very short distance inland ; being bounded on each side by two unknown coasts , which stretched so far that it was not possible to ...
Pàgina 46
... obtained a com- mutation of the sentence into one which she repre- sented as still more severe , -that of sailing round Africa . Under this heavy necessity , Sataspes coasted along the Mediterranean , passed the western point of the ...
... obtained a com- mutation of the sentence into one which she repre- sented as still more severe , -that of sailing round Africa . Under this heavy necessity , Sataspes coasted along the Mediterranean , passed the western point of the ...
Pàgina 56
... obtain gold and slaves ; and , amid the sanguinary disputes which arose among the descendants of the prophet , many , whose ill fortune exposed them to the enmity of successful rivals , sought refuge on the opposite side of the Great ...
... obtain gold and slaves ; and , amid the sanguinary disputes which arose among the descendants of the prophet , many , whose ill fortune exposed them to the enmity of successful rivals , sought refuge on the opposite side of the Great ...
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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 |
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