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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... Night's March . - Búnka . - Zyrmi . - State of Zánfara . - Trade with Dodówa Cakes.- Dúchi.- Market of Badaráwa . — The Zanfaráwa and Goberáwa.- Tribute of Kátsena . — First Rúdu . — San- sanne ' Aísa . - Night's March through the ...
... Night's March . - Búnka . - Zyrmi . - State of Zánfara . - Trade with Dodówa Cakes.- Dúchi.- Market of Badaráwa . — The Zanfaráwa and Goberáwa.- Tribute of Kátsena . — First Rúdu . — San- sanne ' Aísa . - Night's March through the ...
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... Night's CHAP . LXVIII . - First Residence in the Desert . Political Combinations.- Great Mosque . - Ground Plan of the Town - - - - • 463 Leave the Town.- The Camp . — Political Schemes . —Attempt at Pro- selytism . Return to Town ...
... Night's CHAP . LXVIII . - First Residence in the Desert . Political Combinations.- Great Mosque . - Ground Plan of the Town - - - - • 463 Leave the Town.- The Camp . — Political Schemes . —Attempt at Pro- selytism . Return to Town ...
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... night which I experienced in the whole of my journeys since entering the fertile plains of Negroland , the thermometer in the morning , a little before sunrise , showing only 9 ° Fahr . above the freezing point . The interior of Africa ...
... night which I experienced in the whole of my journeys since entering the fertile plains of Negroland , the thermometer in the morning , a little before sunrise , showing only 9 ° Fahr . above the freezing point . The interior of Africa ...
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... far west . In order to protect ourselves from the cold , which had so much affected us the preceding night , we set fire to the whole of a large decayed tree , which , with great exertion , we dragged from some distance close to.
... far west . In order to protect ourselves from the cold , which had so much affected us the preceding night , we set fire to the whole of a large decayed tree , which , with great exertion , we dragged from some distance close to.
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... night by numerous herds of cattle from different parts of the neigh- bourhood . While making the round in the night in order to see whether my people were on the look - out , as a great part of the security of a traveller in these ...
... night by numerous herds of cattle from different parts of the neigh- bourhood . While making the round in the night in order to see whether my people were on the look - out , as a great part of the security of a traveller in these ...
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