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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... island , which they named Cerne , situated in a recess of the sea , where they established their last colony . Sailing onward still a certain number of days , they saw a large river full of crocodiles and hippopotami , and containing ...
... island , which they named Cerne , situated in a recess of the sea , where they established their last colony . Sailing onward still a certain number of days , they saw a large river full of crocodiles and hippopotami , and containing ...
Pàgina 248
... island , they were visited by Moham- med , son to the magia , ruler of Nyffe , whom they had seen at Patashie ; also by a messenger from Malem Dendo , the chief of Rabba . A still more important per- sonage did them the same honour ...
... island , they were visited by Moham- med , son to the magia , ruler of Nyffe , whom they had seen at Patashie ; also by a messenger from Malem Dendo , the chief of Rabba . A still more important per- sonage did them the same honour ...
Pàgina 438
... island of Sicily , a spot peculiarly favourable for carrying on observa- tions of this nature , we never met with the purple or the night herons , or the glossy ibis , except during the spring or autumnal migrations ; at such times the ...
... island of Sicily , a spot peculiarly favourable for carrying on observa- tions of this nature , we never met with the purple or the night herons , or the glossy ibis , except during the spring or autumnal migrations ; at such times 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