Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and Zoology, Volum 1844Oliver & Boyd, 1899 - 472 pàgines |
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... appeared a band of little black men , who seized and carried them off as captives . They were led along vast lakes and marshes to a town situated on a large river flowing from west to east , and inhabited by a people of the same size ...
... appeared a band of little black men , who seized and carried them off as captives . They were led along vast lakes and marshes to a town situated on a large river flowing from west to east , and inhabited by a people of the same size ...
Pàgina 163
... appeared , and only twelve of the principal persons , the English included , were allowed to enter . They were led through a wide street , lined with spearmen , to the door of the sheik's residence ; and here the principal cour- tiers ...
... appeared , and only twelve of the principal persons , the English included , were allowed to enter . They were led through a wide street , lined with spearmen , to the door of the sheik's residence ; and here the principal cour- tiers ...
Pàgina 277
... appearance . Villages followed each other , in many places at the distance of only a stonecast ; the mountains were ... appeared from the magia and from the King of the Dark Water ( Zagoshi ) ; but they hovered for some time around the ...
... appearance . Villages followed each other , in many places at the distance of only a stonecast ; the mountains were ... appeared from the magia and from the King of the Dark Water ( Zagoshi ) ; but they hovered for some time around the ...
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afterwards amid ancient animals appeared Arabs arrived attack Badagry banks beautiful Benin birds Boo Khalloom Bornou Boussa Caffres called camels canoe Cape Captain caravan cattle chief chiefly Clapperton coast colony colour continent covered Desert Devil's Peak district earth Europe European expedition extending extremely Eyeo farther feet Fellatas female Fezzan Gambia genus gneiss gold granite ground head Herodotus hills Hope horse immense inhabitants interior island journey king kingdom lake Lake Tchad land Lander length Major Denham miles Morocco mountains natives nearly negro Niger Nubia observed occur ocean Park party passed peculiar plain present prince principal proceeded quadrupeds race reached received regions river rocks Rüppell salt sand sandstone scarcely seen Senegal sent sheik shores Sierra Leone slaves soon Southern Africa species stream sultan Timbuctoo tion town traveller trees tribes Tripoli trona Tuaricks vessel village visited voyage Wawa whole wild