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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... consisting of a row of houses composed of earth and straw , extending about half a mile on the bank of the river . The inhabitants , estimated at about 1200 , are entirely employed in lading and unlading the numerous barks which touch ...
... consisting of a row of houses composed of earth and straw , extending about half a mile on the bank of the river . The inhabitants , estimated at about 1200 , are entirely employed in lading and unlading the numerous barks which touch ...
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... consisting of decomposed crystals of fel- spar , and fragments of quartz in a sandstone basis . 6. A bed composed of the decomposed constituents of granite and red sandstone , passing into 7. Granite . " The above is the only spot to ...
... consisting of decomposed crystals of fel- spar , and fragments of quartz in a sandstone basis . 6. A bed composed of the decomposed constituents of granite and red sandstone , passing into 7. Granite . " The above is the only spot to ...
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... us with quadrupeds of a more marked and peculiar aspect than the pangolins or manis tribe . Instead of hair , they are covered with a scaly armour , consisting of numerous leaf - like plates , lying over 426 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE.
... us with quadrupeds of a more marked and peculiar aspect than the pangolins or manis tribe . Instead of hair , they are covered with a scaly armour , consisting of numerous leaf - like plates , lying over 426 NATURAL HISTORY OF 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