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 66
... covered with rank grass , and now and then even containing water . In front of us , three de- tached eminences stretched out into the plain from north to south , the natron lake being situated at the western foot of the central eminence ...
... covered with rank grass , and now and then even containing water . In front of us , three de- tached eminences stretched out into the plain from north to south , the natron lake being situated at the western foot of the central eminence ...
Page 97
... covered walks , and voraciously attacked my shirt , all in an hour's time . — My present to the governor consisted of a very fine blue bernús , a kaftan of fine red cloth , a small pocket pistol , two muslin turbans , a red cap , two ...
... covered walks , and voraciously attacked my shirt , all in an hour's time . — My present to the governor consisted of a very fine blue bernús , a kaftan of fine red cloth , a small pocket pistol , two muslin turbans , a red cap , two ...
Page 99
... covering the face , as the best presents for the Tawárek . I also bought here , besides , four very good cloth bernúses from some Tawát traders lately arrived from their country with horses , and some other little merchandise , and half ...
... covering the face , as the best presents for the Tawárek . I also bought here , besides , four very good cloth bernúses from some Tawát traders lately arrived from their country with horses , and some other little merchandise , and half ...
Page 117
... covered with reed grass , and we pursued our march without interruption the whole night , with the exception of a short halt just in the dusk of the evening . I had taken the lead from the be- ginning ; and the ghaladíma , who was fully ...
... covered with reed grass , and we pursued our march without interruption the whole night , with the exception of a short halt just in the dusk of the evening . I had taken the lead from the be- ginning ; and the ghaladíma , who was fully ...
Page 122
... covered with dense forest only now and then broken by a small tract of cultivated ground producing even a little cotton . Thus we reached the town of Dúchi , the name of which , meaning " the rocks , " served well to CHAP . LVI . DU ...
... covered with dense forest only now and then broken by a small tract of cultivated ground producing even a little cotton . Thus we reached the town of Dúchi , the name of which , meaning " the rocks , " served well to CHAP . LVI . DU ...
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A'hmed Bábá A'hmedu adorned Alí appearance Arab arrived Bélé belonging bernús Bórnu called camels cattle CHAP character chief clay considerable consisting corn cotton cross cultivated deléb palms distance district dúm palms emír encampment entered forest formed former Fúlbe Gágho Galaijo Gando ghaladíma Góberáwa governor greatly ground Gurma Hamda-Alláhi hamlet Háusa horses huts inhabitants Jolof journey Kábara Kanó Kátsena Kebbi latter Leo Africanus Mandingo Másina miles Mohammed Mohammedan morning Morocco Mósi mosque Mungo Park native Negroland Niger Othmán passed present province Púllo quarters rain rainy season reached region residence river road rocky ruler scarcely seemed sent sheet of water Sheikh Sheikh el Bakáy shells side Sídi situated Sókoto Songhay Songhay empire Songhay language Spanish dollars stay sultan swampy tamarind Tawárek tent Timbúktu tion town tract tribe valley village Waláti wall whole Wurno Zinder