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 20
... sheet of water , which was indented in the most picturesque manner , and was bordered all around with the richest vegetation , the trees belonging principally to the species called karáge and baggarúwa . Further on dúm palms became ...
... sheet of water , which was indented in the most picturesque manner , and was bordered all around with the richest vegetation , the trees belonging principally to the species called karáge and baggarúwa . Further on dúm palms became ...
Page 35
... sheet of water , they became adorned with a profusion of rich foliage , and we here met several small parties laden with baskets , of an elongated shape , full of the young leaves of this tree , which , as " kálu kúka , " constitute the ...
... sheet of water , they became adorned with a profusion of rich foliage , and we here met several small parties laden with baskets , of an elongated shape , full of the young leaves of this tree , which , as " kálu kúka , " constitute the ...
Page 36
... sheet of water , I recognized , among a troop of native travel- lers , my friend the sherif Mohammed Ben A'hmed , to whom I was indebted for a couple of hours very plea- santly and usefully spent during my stay in Yóla , and for the ...
... sheet of water , I recognized , among a troop of native travel- lers , my friend the sherif Mohammed Ben A'hmed , to whom I was indebted for a couple of hours very plea- santly and usefully spent during my stay in Yóla , and for the ...
Page 125
... sheet of stagnant water of very bad quality , and fringed all round by a border of kitchen- gardens , where onions were cultivated . The governor of Sabón Bírni , like that of Zýrmi , is directly de- pendent on the emír of Sókoto . The ...
... sheet of stagnant water of very bad quality , and fringed all round by a border of kitchen- gardens , where onions were cultivated . The governor of Sabón Bírni , like that of Zýrmi , is directly de- pendent on the emír of Sókoto . The ...
Page 130
... water for the journey . It was still a good - sized sheet of water , though torn up and CHAP . LVI . TEDIOUS NIGHT'S MARCH . 131 agitated 130 CHAP . LVI . TRAVELS IN AFRICA .
... water for the journey . It was still a good - sized sheet of water , though torn up and CHAP . LVI . TEDIOUS NIGHT'S MARCH . 131 agitated 130 CHAP . LVI . TRAVELS IN AFRICA .
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