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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... probably have brought his statements into a studious agreement with those of the English journal named above , the only authentic source of information respecting the proceed- ings of that unfortunate traveller . Though disposed , on ...
... probably have brought his statements into a studious agreement with those of the English journal named above , the only authentic source of information respecting the proceed- ings of that unfortunate traveller . Though disposed , on ...
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... Probably the springs here , as at Brand Valley , issue from quartz rock . In the vicinity of the springs , as I observe by inspection of speci- mens from Dr Smith , bog - iron ore occurs . Warm springs also occur in the valley of the ...
... Probably the springs here , as at Brand Valley , issue from quartz rock . In the vicinity of the springs , as I observe by inspection of speci- mens from Dr Smith , bog - iron ore occurs . Warm springs also occur in the valley of the ...
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... probably peculiar , but presents in itself the most singular example of the feathered race . extraordinary creature is the ostrich , the tallest of its class , and probably the swiftest of all running animals . It is distin- guished ...
... probably peculiar , but presents in itself the most singular example of the feathered race . extraordinary creature is the ostrich , the tallest of its class , and probably the swiftest of all running animals . It is distin- guished ...
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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