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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Pàgina 21
... trees stand alone , but have their interstices filled up by numberless shrubs , canes , creeping and parasitical plants , which intersect and entwine with each other till they form a thick and impenetrable mass of underwood . To cut ...
... trees stand alone , but have their interstices filled up by numberless shrubs , canes , creeping and parasitical plants , which intersect and entwine with each other till they form a thick and impenetrable mass of underwood . To cut ...
Pàgina 37
... trees . Many sought shelter also in places which had no regular claim to be considered as human habitations . These were either cavities dug out of the rock , with an opening to the north for coolness ; or they were formed by twisting ...
... trees . Many sought shelter also in places which had no regular claim to be considered as human habitations . These were either cavities dug out of the rock , with an opening to the north for coolness ; or they were formed by twisting ...
Pàgina 247
... trees and elegant shrubs , which were clad in thick and luxuriant foliage , some of lively green , and others of darker hues ; and little birds were singing merrily among their branches . Magnificent festoons of creeping plants , always ...
... trees and elegant shrubs , which were clad in thick and luxuriant foliage , some of lively green , and others of darker hues ; and little birds were singing merrily among their branches . Magnificent festoons of creeping plants , always ...
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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