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 62
... extent ; and from here I made , in the afternoon , a sketch of the mountain - range towards the south , and the dry shelving level bordered by the strip of green verdure with the palm trees in the foreground , which is represented in ...
... extent ; and from here I made , in the afternoon , a sketch of the mountain - range towards the south , and the dry shelving level bordered by the strip of green verdure with the palm trees in the foreground , which is represented in ...
Page 64
... extent of stubble - fields where millet and beans . were grown ; and distinguished among the cultivated grounds by the appearance of a certain degree of in- dustry , were the fields of Chégchegá or Gámmachak , the oldest estate of the ...
... extent of stubble - fields where millet and beans . were grown ; and distinguished among the cultivated grounds by the appearance of a certain degree of in- dustry , were the fields of Chégchegá or Gámmachak , the oldest estate of the ...
Page 68
... extent , belonging to villages of the territory of Gúshi * , which we left on one side . Presently the country became more open , and suddenly I saw before me a small blue lake , bounded towards the east by an eminence of considerable ...
... extent , belonging to villages of the territory of Gúshi * , which we left on one side . Presently the country became more open , and suddenly I saw before me a small blue lake , bounded towards the east by an eminence of considerable ...
Page 69
... extent of cultivated ground where , besides sorghum and millet , cotton , pepper , indigo , and onions are grown . These lakes are united by a narrow channel thickly over- grown with the tallest reeds , but , notwithstanding their ...
... extent of cultivated ground where , besides sorghum and millet , cotton , pepper , indigo , and onions are grown . These lakes are united by a narrow channel thickly over- grown with the tallest reeds , but , notwithstanding their ...
Page 76
... extent of its cotton plantations . Along the lower grounds a few date trees form a beautiful fringe to this little oasis ; here , also , springs seemed to be plentiful , and large ponds of water were formed . Four miles beyond this ...
... extent of its cotton plantations . Along the lower grounds a few date trees form a beautiful fringe to this little oasis ; here , also , springs seemed to be plentiful , and large ponds of water were formed . Four miles beyond this ...
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