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 3 |
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... province of Manga which is governed by Kashélla Belál ; and the difference in the character of this tract from the province of Koyám , which we had just left behind , was remarkable , the country being undulated in downs of red sand ...
... province of Manga which is governed by Kashélla Belál ; and the difference in the character of this tract from the province of Koyám , which we had just left behind , was remarkable , the country being undulated in downs of red sand ...
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... province at that time re- sided . * Monday , December 6th . A small water - course joining the komá- dugu Waúbe from the north , separates the province of Kashélla Belál from another part of Manga , placed under a special officer , * To ...
... province at that time re- sided . * Monday , December 6th . A small water - course joining the komá- dugu Waúbe from the north , separates the province of Kashélla Belál from another part of Manga , placed under a special officer , * To ...
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... province , which we had just left behind , appeared to be exhaust- ed by recent exactions and contributions , the greater part of the population having even sought safety in a precipitate flight . The country , however , which we ...
... province , which we had just left behind , appeared to be exhaust- ed by recent exactions and contributions , the greater part of the population having even sought safety in a precipitate flight . The country , however , which we ...
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... province of Múniyó , which be- fore the time of our expedition was entirely unknown . Passing through the district of Chejéssemo , to which Shechéri belongs , we entered a forest where the kúsulu or magária , * with its small berries ...
... province of Múniyó , which be- fore the time of our expedition was entirely unknown . Passing through the district of Chejéssemo , to which Shechéri belongs , we entered a forest where the kúsulu or magária , * with its small berries ...
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... provinces has been laid waste and depopulated , while the energetic rulers of the province of Múniyó have not only succeeded in de- . fending their little territory , but have even extended it in a cer- tain degree , encroaching little ...
... provinces has been laid waste and depopulated , while the energetic rulers of the province of Múniyó have not only succeeded in de- . fending their little territory , but have even extended it in a cer- tain degree , encroaching little ...
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