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 vii
... River . Fógha . - Reach the Niger -The Valley of 204 ― - Leave Gando.- Extensive Rice - Grounds . — Kámbasa . Swampy Valley with Rice - Grounds . - Gaúmaché . - Unsafe State of the Country . - Gúlumbé , rich Vegetation . - Solitary ...
... River . Fógha . - Reach the Niger -The Valley of 204 ― - Leave Gando.- Extensive Rice - Grounds . — Kámbasa . Swampy Valley with Rice - Grounds . - Gaúmaché . - Unsafe State of the Country . - Gúlumbé , rich Vegetation . - Solitary ...
Page viii
... River Sírba . - Frail Raft . Smoking Disposition . - Mode of carrying Water . — Country beyond the River . - Bundóre . — Denga . Fine Timber for Boat building . Sebba , Capital of Yágha.- Description of Huts . · Reception by Governor ...
... River Sírba . - Frail Raft . Smoking Disposition . - Mode of carrying Water . — Country beyond the River . - Bundóre . — Denga . Fine Timber for Boat building . Sebba , Capital of Yágha.- Description of Huts . · Reception by Governor ...
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... river the I'sa , or the so - called Niger , and at the same time to establish friendly relations with the powerful ruler of the empire of Só- kotó , and to obtain full permission for myself or other Europeans to visit the south ...
... river the I'sa , or the so - called Niger , and at the same time to establish friendly relations with the powerful ruler of the empire of Só- kotó , and to obtain full permission for myself or other Europeans to visit the south ...
Page 7
... river from Timbúktu downwards , than to attempt , if I should have succeeded in reaching that place , to come out on the other side of the continent , while I was fully aware that , even under the most favourable circumstances , in ...
... river from Timbúktu downwards , than to attempt , if I should have succeeded in reaching that place , to come out on the other side of the continent , while I was fully aware that , even under the most favourable circumstances , in ...
Page 17
... river where we should not be able to cross it , we had , by mistake , chosen a too southerly path , which , if pursued , would have led us to Gújeba . While traversing this fertile district , we were astonished at the repeated descents ...
... river where we should not be able to cross it , we had , by mistake , chosen a too southerly path , which , if pursued , would have led us to Gújeba . While traversing this fertile district , we were astonished at the repeated descents ...
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