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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Page 17
... The district through which we passed to- day , in a north - westerly direction , seemed Tuesday , November 30th . to be rich in pasture - grounds and cattle . It was VOL . IV . C at the time inhabited by a number of Tebú of.
... The district through which we passed to- day , in a north - westerly direction , seemed Tuesday , November 30th . to be rich in pasture - grounds and cattle . It was VOL . IV . C at the time inhabited by a number of Tebú of.
Page 19
... passed the night , gave me some valuable information with regard to the divisions of the Koyám , the present inhabitants of this region east of the komádugu , which had been conquered from the native tribe of the Só . He told me that ...
... passed the night , gave me some valuable information with regard to the divisions of the Koyám , the present inhabitants of this region east of the komádugu , which had been conquered from the native tribe of the Só . He told me that ...
Page 23
... passed by a strong wall , with six or seven gates ; which , in its present dilapidated state , forms a small ridge , and seems clearly to indicate that , when the town was conquered by the Fúlbe or Felláta , the attack was made from two ...
... passed by a strong wall , with six or seven gates ; which , in its present dilapidated state , forms a small ridge , and seems clearly to indicate that , when the town was conquered by the Fúlbe or Felláta , the attack was made from two ...
Page 29
... passed on my former journey . Here we entered that part of the province of Manga which is governed by Kashélla Belál ; and the difference in the character of this tract from the pro- vince of Koyám , which we had just left behind , was ...
... passed on my former journey . Here we entered that part of the province of Manga which is governed by Kashélla Belál ; and the difference in the character of this tract from the pro- vince of Koyám , which we had just left behind , was ...
Page 30
... passed the important place of Kadagárruwá and some other villages , we encamped on the 5th near the extensive village Mámmarí , where the go- vernor of the province at that time resided . * - * To this province , although I do not know ...
... passed the important place of Kadagárruwá and some other villages , we encamped on the 5th near the extensive village Mámmarí , where the go- vernor of the province at that time resided . * - * To this province , although I do not know ...
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