 | 1858 - 516 pages
...extended over a wide expanse of the desert, and towards the south the elevated mansions of the Gbadamsiye merchants were visible. The style of the buildings...making a sketch of the scene thus offered to my view. At the same time I became aware of the great inaccuracy which characterises the ?iew of the town as... | |
 | William Harrison Ainsworth - 1858 - 516 pages
...spectacle afforded me sufficient matter of interest, although, the streets being very narrow, only httle was to be seen of the intercourse carried on in them,...making a sketch of the scene thus offered to my view. At the same time I became aware of the great inaccuracy which characterises the view of the town as... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1858 - 678 pages
...northern quarter, which was exposed to view, on account of its situation on the slope of the sand lulls, which, in course of time, have accumulated round the...making a sketch of the scene thus offered to my view." Although confined to his house, Dr. Barth made such observations as enabled him to take a good survey... | |
 | Robert Richardson - Africa, Central - 1893 - 376 pages
...northern quarter, which was exposed to view on account of its situation on the slope of the sand ' hills which, in course of time, have accumulated round the mosque. " But while the terrace of my house seemed to make me well acquainted with the character of the town, it had also the disadvantage of exposing... | |
 | 1858 - 518 pages
...sufficient matter of interest, although, the streets being very narrow, only little was to be seeu of the intercourse carried on in them, with the exception...making a sketch of the scene thus offered to my view. At the same time I became aware of the great inaccuracy which characterises the view of the town as... | |
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I could see clay houses of different characters, some low and unseemly, others rising with a second story in front to greater elevation, and making even an attempt at architectural ornament, the whole being interrupted by a few round huts of matting.... 