Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy, and ZoologyOliver & Boyd, 1830 - 492 pàgines |
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... ANCIENT and MODERN EGYPT . PALESTINE , or the HOLY LAND . LIVES and VOYAGES of DRAKE , CAVENDISH , and DAMPIER . BRITISH INDIA , from the most Remote Period to the Conclusion of the Afghan War ; 3 Volumes . LIFE of SIR WALTER RALEIGH ...
... ANCIENT and MODERN EGYPT . PALESTINE , or the HOLY LAND . LIVES and VOYAGES of DRAKE , CAVENDISH , and DAMPIER . BRITISH INDIA , from the most Remote Period to the Conclusion of the Afghan War ; 3 Volumes . LIFE of SIR WALTER RALEIGH ...
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... ANCIENTS . Northern Africa well known - Obstacles opposed by the De- sert - Description given by Herodotus - by Diodorus - by Strabo - Ancient Accounts of the Nile - of Ethiopia - of Abyssinia - Expedition sent by Necho - Journey of the ...
... ANCIENTS . Northern Africa well known - Obstacles opposed by the De- sert - Description given by Herodotus - by Diodorus - by Strabo - Ancient Accounts of the Nile - of Ethiopia - of Abyssinia - Expedition sent by Necho - Journey of the ...
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... ancient ocean . This is not the place to enter into a speculation on the formation of the earth ; but that every part of its sur- face lay once beneath the waters is sufficiently apparent , though there is no historical proof that ...
... ancient ocean . This is not the place to enter into a speculation on the formation of the earth ; but that every part of its sur- face lay once beneath the waters is sufficiently apparent , though there is no historical proof that ...
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... ancient of their number , having a social and almost moral existence . He seldom attacks either man or beast . The human being is in most cases the aggressor , not only with the view of pro- tecting the fruits of the earth , but also in ...
... ancient of their number , having a social and almost moral existence . He seldom attacks either man or beast . The human being is in most cases the aggressor , not only with the view of pro- tecting the fruits of the earth , but also in ...
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... Ancient history records that whole provinces have been overrun by them , and that one , in particular , after disputing the passage of a river with a Roman army , was destroyed only by the use of a battering engine . Emerging from these ...
... Ancient history records that whole provinces have been overrun by them , and that one , in particular , after disputing the passage of a river with a Roman army , was destroyed only by the use of a battering engine . Emerging from these ...
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Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to ... Robert Jameson,James Wilson,Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1830 |
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