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 8
... taken into my service on my journey to Bagírmi , and who , never having been in a similar situation , and not having dealt before with Europeans , at first had caused me a great deal of trouble , especially as he was laid up with the ...
... taken into my service on my journey to Bagírmi , and who , never having been in a similar situation , and not having dealt before with Europeans , at first had caused me a great deal of trouble , especially as he was laid up with the ...
Page 15
... taken an early breakfast - an arrangement which in this cold weather , when the appetite even of the European traveller in these regions is greatly sharpened , we found very acceptable - we pursued our journey , passing through the ...
... taken an early breakfast - an arrangement which in this cold weather , when the appetite even of the European traveller in these regions is greatly sharpened , we found very acceptable - we pursued our journey , passing through the ...
Page 16
... taken by the Fúlbe or Felláta , in the year 1809 , had fled to Wádáy , and had lived there several years among the Welád Ráshid , waiting for better times . This good man described to me , with a deep feeling of sorrow , the taking of ...
... taken by the Fúlbe or Felláta , in the year 1809 , had fled to Wádáy , and had lived there several years among the Welád Ráshid , waiting for better times . This good man described to me , with a deep feeling of sorrow , the taking of ...
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... taken with me as a guide , from the village where we had 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 ...
... taken with me as a guide , from the village where we had 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 ...
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... taken refuge from the destructive power of a larger empire . I took a long walk in the afternoon along the sheet of water , which was indented in the most picturesque manner , and was bordered all around with the richest vegetation ...
... taken refuge from the destructive power of a larger empire . I took a long walk in the afternoon along the sheet of water , which was indented in the most picturesque manner , and was bordered all around with the richest vegetation ...
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