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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... extending along the coast from the Umgane to the Umzimvoobo , to a considerable distance inland , and comprehending about 20,000 square miles . Although from recent disturbances nearly unoccupied , it appeared to them superior as a ...
... extending along the coast from the Umgane to the Umzimvoobo , to a considerable distance inland , and comprehending about 20,000 square miles . Although from recent disturbances nearly unoccupied , it appeared to them superior as a ...
Pàgina 391
... extending down to the seacoast , is of such a nature as to lead me to conjecture that it is of ma- rine origin , and , therefore , that the sea formerly extended a long way inland . The bases of the hills are richly clothed with trees ...
... extending down to the seacoast , is of such a nature as to lead me to conjecture that it is of ma- rine origin , and , therefore , that the sea formerly extended a long way inland . The bases of the hills are richly clothed with trees ...
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... extending our zoological department by detailed references to the various discoveries which have been made in the natural history of the African regions since our last edition was put to press . In regard to the majority of these we ...
... extending our zoological department by detailed references to the various discoveries which have been made in the natural history of the African regions since our last edition was put to press . In regard to the majority of these we ...
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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