Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. With Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and ZoologyOliver & Boyd, 1849 - 472 pàgines |
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... observations of those travellers who , from the earliest ages , and in various directions , have sought to explore Africa ; and also to give a general view of the physical and social condition of that extensive continent at the present ...
... observations of those travellers who , from the earliest ages , and in various directions , have sought to explore Africa ; and also to give a general view of the physical and social condition of that extensive continent at the present ...
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... Observations - Its Situation on the Globe - Extensive Deserts - Mountains and Rivers - Vegetable LifeAnimal Life - Social Aspect - Striking Contrasts which it presents ...... .Page 17 CHAPTER II . KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA AMONG THE ANCIENTS ...
... Observations - Its Situation on the Globe - Extensive Deserts - Mountains and Rivers - Vegetable LifeAnimal Life - Social Aspect - Striking Contrasts which it presents ...... .Page 17 CHAPTER II . KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA AMONG THE ANCIENTS ...
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... Observations on the Sand of the Desert - Moving Pillars of Sand - Sandwind - How the prevailing Winds affect the Sand of the Desert - What is the Geognostical Age of the Sahara ? —3 . Geology of the Region to the South of the Sahara ...
... Observations on the Sand of the Desert - Moving Pillars of Sand - Sandwind - How the prevailing Winds affect the Sand of the Desert - What is the Geognostical Age of the Sahara ? —3 . Geology of the Region to the South of the Sahara ...
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... Observations - Crocodiles - Lizards - Chameleon - Serpents - Frogs - General Observations on Fishes . Muræna Gobius - Cottus- Scorpæna - Zeus - RemoraLabrus - Mackerel - Surmullet - Flying Gurnard - Electric Silure - Salmon - Polypterus ...
... Observations - Crocodiles - Lizards - Chameleon - Serpents - Frogs - General Observations on Fishes . Muræna Gobius - Cottus- Scorpæna - Zeus - RemoraLabrus - Mackerel - Surmullet - Flying Gurnard - Electric Silure - Salmon - Polypterus ...
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... Observations - Its Situation on the Globe - Extensive Deserts - Mountains and Rivers - Vegetable LifeAnimal Life - Social Aspect - Striking Contrasts which it presents . BEFORE following the career of adventure and discovery in Africa ...
... Observations - Its Situation on the Globe - Extensive Deserts - Mountains and Rivers - Vegetable LifeAnimal Life - Social Aspect - Striking Contrasts which it presents . BEFORE following the career of adventure and discovery in Africa ...
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