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 7
... human society , which renders the Arctic zone so dismal , than they had to sustain in the latter from the fierce , contemptuous , and persecuting character of the people who occupy a great portion of the Libyan continent . In a word ...
... human society , which renders the Arctic zone so dismal , than they had to sustain in the latter from the fierce , contemptuous , and persecuting character of the people who occupy a great portion of the Libyan continent . In a word ...
Pàgina 12
... Human Sacrifices - The Fellatas - Alorie - Journey to Kiama - Aspect of the Country and People - Journey to Boussa - Reception - The Widow Zuma - Voyage up the Niger to Youri - Interviews with the King - Description of Youri - King's ...
... Human Sacrifices - The Fellatas - Alorie - Journey to Kiama - Aspect of the Country and People - Journey to Boussa - Reception - The Widow Zuma - Voyage up the Niger to Youri - Interviews with the King - Description of Youri - King's ...
Pàgina 14
... Human Skeletons in the Desert --Natron and Salt Lakes - Desert of Bilma - Sultan of Fez- zan and a Slave - On what Formation does the Sand of the Desert rest ? -Description of a Trona or Natron Lake - Ful- gurite and Native Meteoric ...
... Human Skeletons in the Desert --Natron and Salt Lakes - Desert of Bilma - Sultan of Fez- zan and a Slave - On what Formation does the Sand of the Desert rest ? -Description of a Trona or Natron Lake - Ful- gurite and Native Meteoric ...
Pàgina 22
... human slaughter is wafted on the breeze , bands of hungry monsters hasten from every side to the feast of blood . These ferocious creatures hold , indeed , so commanding a position , that the native scarcely makes any attempt to ...
... human slaughter is wafted on the breeze , bands of hungry monsters hasten from every side to the feast of blood . These ferocious creatures hold , indeed , so commanding a position , that the native scarcely makes any attempt to ...
Pàgina 23
... human being is in most cases the aggressor , not only with the view of pro- tecting the fruits of the earth , but also in order to obtain the bony substance composing his tusks , which , under the name of ivory , forms one of the most ...
... human being is in most cases the aggressor , not only with the view of pro- tecting the fruits of the earth , but also in order to obtain the bony substance composing his tusks , which , under the name of ivory , forms one of the most ...
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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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