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 18
... ground hereabout was full of ants ; and we had to take all possible care , in order to protect our luggage against the attacks of this voracious insect . December 1st . Wednesday , We now approached the komádugu of Bórnu , presenting ...
... ground hereabout was full of ants ; and we had to take all possible care , in order to protect our luggage against the attacks of this voracious insect . December 1st . Wednesday , We now approached the komádugu of Bórnu , presenting ...
Page 23
... ground plan of large empty areas can be made out at present , while the very small dimensions of the mosque , which had five aisles , seem to afford sufficient proof that none but the peo- ple intimately connected with the court used to ...
... ground plan of large empty areas can be made out at present , while the very small dimensions of the mosque , which had five aisles , seem to afford sufficient proof that none but the peo- ple intimately connected with the court used to ...
Page 29
... ground - nuts and beans , both of which constitute a large propor- tion of the food of the inhabitants , so that millet and beans are generally sown on the same field , the latter ripening later and constituting the richest pasture for ...
... ground - nuts and beans , both of which constitute a large propor- tion of the food of the inhabitants , so that millet and beans are generally sown on the same field , the latter ripening later and constituting the richest pasture for ...
Page 32
... ground here becoming excessively barren and hot . On reaching the town of Borzári , I preferred encamp- ing outside , although there was not the least shade ; my heavy luggage and my numerous party ren- dering quarters inside the town ...
... ground here becoming excessively barren and hot . On reaching the town of Borzári , I preferred encamp- ing outside , although there was not the least shade ; my heavy luggage and my numerous party ren- dering quarters inside the town ...
Page 35
... open cultivated ground , and were here greeted with the sight of a pretty sheet of open water , breaking forth from the forest on our left , and dividing into two branches , which receded in the distance . The Bedde call it D 2.
... open cultivated ground , and were here greeted with the sight of a pretty sheet of open water , breaking forth from the forest on our left , and dividing into two branches , which receded in the distance . The Bedde call it D 2.
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