Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855, Volume 4Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858 - Africa, Central |
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... other districts ; and cold as had been the night , the sun even now was very power- ful during the mid - day hours , there being a differ- ence of 40 ° . * See Vol . III . p . 348 , note . We encamped after a march of about thirteen miles ,
... other districts ; and cold as had been the night , the sun even now was very power- ful during the mid - day hours , there being a differ- ence of 40 ° . * See Vol . III . p . 348 , note . We encamped after a march of about thirteen miles ,
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... hour , it swept along as a considerable river of about one hundred and twenty yards breadth towards the Tsád , changing its course from a direc- tion E. 12 ° S. to N. 35 ° E. While the bank on this side formed a steep sandy slope , the ...
... hour , it swept along as a considerable river of about one hundred and twenty yards breadth towards the Tsád , changing its course from a direc- tion E. 12 ° S. to N. 35 ° E. While the bank on this side formed a steep sandy slope , the ...
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... hours very plea- santly and usefully spent during my stay in Yóla , and for the route from Mozambique to the lake Nyanja , or , as it is commonly called , Nyassi . I for a moment hoped that it might be my fate , in the company of this ...
... hours very plea- santly and usefully spent during my stay in Yóla , and for the route from Mozambique to the lake Nyanja , or , as it is commonly called , Nyassi . I for a moment hoped that it might be my fate , in the company of this ...
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... hours of the day , I felt very unwell , and was obliged to sit down . for a while . After having traversed the plain , we again had the mountain - chain on our left ; and in a recess or amphi- theatre which is formed by the eminences ...
... hours of the day , I felt very unwell , and was obliged to sit down . for a while . After having traversed the plain , we again had the mountain - chain on our left ; and in a recess or amphi- theatre which is formed by the eminences ...
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... , who during their leisure hours endeavoured to make themselves as merry as possible with music and dancing . This gave me an opportunity of seeing CHAP . LIV . IMPORTANCE OF ZI'NDER . 81 again 80 CHAP . LIV . TRAVELS IN AFRICA .
... , who during their leisure hours endeavoured to make themselves as merry as possible with music and dancing . This gave me an opportunity of seeing CHAP . LIV . IMPORTANCE OF ZI'NDER . 81 again 80 CHAP . LIV . TRAVELS IN AFRICA .
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