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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... great deal of inconvenience and delay . November 25th , Thursday , It was half - past ten in the morning when I left the town of Kúkawa , which 1852 . CHAP . LIII . PROJECTS . 7 for upwards of 6 CHAP . LIII . TRAVELS IN AFRICA .
... great deal of inconvenience and delay . November 25th , Thursday , It was half - past ten in the morning when I left the town of Kúkawa , which 1852 . CHAP . LIII . PROJECTS . 7 for upwards of 6 CHAP . LIII . TRAVELS IN AFRICA .
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... morning , a little before sunrise , showing only 9 ° Fahr . above the freezing point . The interior of Africa , so far removed from the influence of the sea ( which is warmer in winter than the terra firma ) , forms , with regard to the ...
... morning , a little before sunrise , showing only 9 ° Fahr . above the freezing point . The interior of Africa , so far removed from the influence of the sea ( which is warmer in winter than the terra firma ) , forms , with regard to the ...
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... when they awoke in the morning , and enabled me to teach them a useful lesson of being more careful for the future . * See Vol . II . p . 276 . CHAP . LIII . DISTRICT OF KOYA'M . 15 November 14 CHAP . LIII . TRAVELS IN AFRICA .
... when they awoke in the morning , and enabled me to teach them a useful lesson of being more careful for the future . * See Vol . II . p . 276 . CHAP . LIII . DISTRICT OF KOYA'M . 15 November 14 CHAP . LIII . TRAVELS IN AFRICA .
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... morning was distinguished by a great num- ber of kúka or monkey - bread trees , the first one we saw being destitute of leaves , though full of fruit ; but gradually , as we approached a more considerable sheet of water , they became ...
... morning was distinguished by a great num- ber of kúka or monkey - bread trees , the first one we saw being destitute of leaves , though full of fruit ; but gradually , as we approached a more considerable sheet of water , they became ...
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... them entirely . A cold northerly wind , which blew in the morning , made us feel very chilly in our Wednesday , December 15th . open and elevated encampment , so that it was rather late when we set out , changing now our course.
... them entirely . A cold northerly wind , which blew in the morning , made us feel very chilly in our Wednesday , December 15th . open and elevated encampment , so that it was rather late when we set out , changing now our course.
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