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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... forms , distinguishes the more temperate latitudes . Africa , considered in reference to her place on the globe , is an extensive continent so situated with relation to the A three others as to obstruct the great highway across the.
... forms , distinguishes the more temperate latitudes . Africa , considered in reference to her place on the globe , is an extensive continent so situated with relation to the A three others as to obstruct the great highway across the.
Pàgina 31
... considered their proper inheritance , and scarcely dis- puted with them by the human race . Farther to the south the soil no longer afforded food even to these fierce tenants ; there was not the trunk of a tree nor a drop of water ...
... considered their proper inheritance , and scarcely dis- puted with them by the human race . Farther to the south the soil no longer afforded food even to these fierce tenants ; there was not the trunk of a tree nor a drop of water ...
Pàgina 37
... 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 together the branches of several large shrubs , and constructing thus a ...
... 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 together the branches of several large shrubs , and constructing thus a ...
Pàgina 41
... considered Africa and the Atlantic coast as her peculiar domain , must have made several exploratory voyages before she could establish those extensive connexions upon which her trade was founded . Of all such attempts , however , the ...
... considered Africa and the Atlantic coast as her peculiar domain , must have made several exploratory voyages before she could establish those extensive connexions upon which her trade was founded . Of all such attempts , however , the ...
Pàgina 61
... considered so mem- orable , that the stream itself has often , by Portuguese writers , been termed the " River of the Pillar . " He ascended its borders , opened an intercourse with the in- habitants , and inquired after the residence ...
... considered so mem- orable , that the stream itself has often , by Portuguese writers , been termed the " River of the Pillar . " He ascended its borders , opened an intercourse with the in- habitants , and inquired after the residence ...
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