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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Pàgina 46
... described in a work of later date , written apparently after the establishment of the Roman power in Egypt . It is termed the Periplus of the Erythræan ( or Indian ) Sea , by an author whose name was Arrian ; but it com- prises not so ...
... described in a work of later date , written apparently after the establishment of the Roman power in Egypt . It is termed the Periplus of the Erythræan ( or Indian ) Sea , by an author whose name was Arrian ; but it com- prises not so ...
Pàgina 50
... described as intersected and overflowed during the rainy season by the branches of the Nile ( of the Negroes , or Niger ) , which impregnate the earth with the sand whence this precious metal is extracted . As soon as the waters have ...
... described as intersected and overflowed during the rainy season by the branches of the Nile ( of the Negroes , or Niger ) , which impregnate the earth with the sand whence this precious metal is extracted . As soon as the waters have ...
Pàgina 51
... described was called Lamlam , and presented a continued scene of barbarous violence . It was branded as the land of the infidels , —of a people to whom none of the charities of life were due , and against whom the passions of cruelty ...
... described was called Lamlam , and presented a continued scene of barbarous violence . It was branded as the land of the infidels , —of a people to whom none of the charities of life were due , and against whom the passions of cruelty ...
Pàgina 53
... described it as situated on a river to the south of Timbuctoo ; but it is not easy to identify it with any modern position . Our traveller makes heavy com- plaints of the inhospitable spirit and narrow bounty of an African potentate in ...
... described it as situated on a river to the south of Timbuctoo ; but it is not easy to identify it with any modern position . Our traveller makes heavy com- plaints of the inhospitable spirit and narrow bounty of an African potentate in ...
Pàgina 55
... described as a city of great commerce and splendour , has been supposed to be Ghana ; but we think it is evidently Jenne , which Park found to be the largest and most flourishing place in Bambarra . At Timbuctoo many merchants were ...
... described as a city of great commerce and splendour , has been supposed to be Ghana ; but we think it is evidently Jenne , which Park found to be the largest and most flourishing place in Bambarra . At Timbuctoo many merchants were ...
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