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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... called Fezzan . They are represented under charac- ters of which the present natives retain no trace , —as a solitary and timid people , shunning the intercourse of strangers , destitute of arms , and not even attempting to defend ...
... called Fezzan . They are represented under charac- ters of which the present natives retain no trace , —as a solitary and timid people , shunning the intercourse of strangers , destitute of arms , and not even attempting to defend ...
Pàgina 384
... called Zow ( difficult ) , to the east of which were found several wells . " This day , the 18th , " says Denham , " the sand hills were less high , but the animals sunk so deep that it was a tedious day for all . Four camels of Boo ...
... called Zow ( difficult ) , to the east of which were found several wells . " This day , the 18th , " says Denham , " the sand hills were less high , but the animals sunk so deep that it was a tedious day for all . Four camels of Boo ...
Pàgina 423
... called , for the preservation of our species throughout the world . But the truth is , as Azara and others have remarked , that these tremendous creatures rarely attack men , except in cases of great necessity , or when urged to it in ...
... called , for the preservation of our species throughout the world . But the truth is , as Azara and others have remarked , that these tremendous creatures rarely attack men , except in cases of great necessity , or when urged to it in ...
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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