Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: With Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and ZoologyJ. & J. Harper, 1846 - 359 pàgines |
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Pàgina 111
... mentioned by Herodotus ; but now small , dirty , and supported solely by the passage of the inland trade . They then entered the Black Harutsch , a long range of dreary mountains ( Mons Ater of the ancients ) , through the successive ...
... mentioned by Herodotus ; but now small , dirty , and supported solely by the passage of the inland trade . They then entered the Black Harutsch , a long range of dreary mountains ( Mons Ater of the ancients ) , through the successive ...
Pàgina 112
... mentioned were Kashna , Kano , Daura , Solan , Noro , Nyffee , Cabi , Zanfara , and Guba . Most or all of these were tributary to Bornou , which is decidedly the most powerful kingdom in Central Africa ; and it was so regarded even ...
... mentioned were Kashna , Kano , Daura , Solan , Noro , Nyffee , Cabi , Zanfara , and Guba . Most or all of these were tributary to Bornou , which is decidedly the most powerful kingdom in Central Africa ; and it was so regarded even ...
Pàgina 124
... mentioned expedition under Major Peddie and Captain Campbell , undertook , in 1818 , to perform a journey by Park's old route along the Gambia . He reached , without any obstacle , Boolibani , the capital of Bondou , where he remained ...
... mentioned expedition under Major Peddie and Captain Campbell , undertook , in 1818 , to perform a journey by Park's old route along the Gambia . He reached , without any obstacle , Boolibani , the capital of Bondou , where he remained ...
Pàgina 144
... mentioned , and nearly the same dis- tance inland . This sea periodically changes its bed in an extraordinary manner . During the rains , when its tri- butary rivers pour in thrice the usual quantity of water , it inundates an extensive ...
... mentioned , and nearly the same dis- tance inland . This sea periodically changes its bed in an extraordinary manner . During the rains , when its tri- butary rivers pour in thrice the usual quantity of water , it inundates an extensive ...
Pàgina 175
... mentioned here with detesta- tion . At the death of the king only , a few of his principal ministers and favourite wives take poison , presented to them in parrots ' eggs , that they may accompany and serve him in the invisible world ...
... mentioned here with detesta- tion . At the death of the king only , a few of his principal ministers and favourite wives take poison , presented to them in parrots ' eggs , that they may accompany and serve him in the invisible world ...
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