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 48
... rocks and burning sands , stretching immeasurably into the interior , and afford- ing no encouragement to any project of settlement . yond Cape Blanco , however , Nuno Tristan , in 1443 , dis- covered the island of Arguin ; and ...
... rocks and burning sands , stretching immeasurably into the interior , and afford- ing no encouragement to any project of settlement . yond Cape Blanco , however , Nuno Tristan , in 1443 , dis- covered the island of Arguin ; and ...
Pàgina 60
... rocks made it dangerous to sail in the night ; and the boat often struck upon sand - banks and shallows , when it was necessary for the crew to strip and go into the water , in order to push it over these ob- stacles . They were once ...
... rocks made it dangerous to sail in the night ; and the boat often struck upon sand - banks and shallows , when it was necessary for the crew to strip and go into the water , in order to push it over these ob- stacles . They were once ...
Pàgina 64
... rocks . He had carried out not only mer- cury , aqua regia , and large melting pots , but also a divining rod , which was not found to exhibit any virtue ; however , on being laughed at by his companions for his delusive ex- pectations ...
... rocks . He had carried out not only mer- cury , aqua regia , and large melting pots , but also a divining rod , which was not found to exhibit any virtue ; however , on being laughed at by his companions for his delusive ex- pectations ...
Pàgina 66
... rock on each side . In this region of the Upper Gambia , the natives , belying all slan- derous rumours , proved to be a harmless , good - humoured people , who , wherever the crew landed , met them with pre- sents of fowls and ...
... rock on each side . In this region of the Upper Gambia , the natives , belying all slan- derous rumours , proved to be a harmless , good - humoured people , who , wherever the crew landed , met them with pre- sents of fowls and ...
Pàgina 73
... rock , crossing the river , forms a cataract , which it is almost impossible for vessels to pass . Quitting his boats , he proposed to ascend to the falls of Govinea , about forty leagues higher ; but the water was getting so low , that ...
... rock , crossing the river , forms a cataract , which it is almost impossible for vessels to pass . Quitting his boats , he proposed to ascend to the falls of Govinea , about forty leagues higher ; but the water was getting so low , that ...
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