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 31
... residence in Borzári . Close on the western side of this watercourse , which is only about thirty yards across , the Manga , at the time ( in the year 1845 ) when , in consequence of the inroad of Wádáy , the whole empire of Bórnu ...
... residence in Borzári . Close on the western side of this watercourse , which is only about thirty yards across , the Manga , at the time ( in the year 1845 ) when , in consequence of the inroad of Wádáy , the whole empire of Bórnu ...
Page 37
... residence of the chief Babyshe , or Babúdji , and the chief town of Bedde , lies a short day's march from here S.S.W. I have more materials of itineraries traversing this region ; but they are too indistinct with regard to direction to ...
... residence of the chief Babyshe , or Babúdji , and the chief town of Bedde , lies a short day's march from here S.S.W. I have more materials of itineraries traversing this region ; but they are too indistinct with regard to direction to ...
Page 40
... residence of the Bórnu officer A'dama , who had accompanied me from Borzári , and who the previous day had gone on in advance to pass the night here . But having once made it a rule to encamp in the open country , I preferred the large ...
... residence of the Bórnu officer A'dama , who had accompanied me from Borzári , and who the previous day had gone on in advance to pass the night here . But having once made it a rule to encamp in the open country , I preferred the large ...
Page 46
... residence of Yegúddi , the eldest son of Múniyóma , had been almost destroyed some time before by a great conflagration , with the exception of the clay dwelling of the governor , situated at the foot of the cliffs . It was just ...
... residence of Yegúddi , the eldest son of Múniyóma , had been almost destroyed some time before by a great conflagration , with the exception of the clay dwelling of the governor , situated at the foot of the cliffs . It was just ...
Page 57
... residence of Múniyóma , lies on the southern slope of a rocky eminence , and is sepa- rated , by irregular ground , into several detached portions containing , altogether , a population of about 8000 inhabitants . In former years it was ...
... residence of Múniyóma , lies on the southern slope of a rocky eminence , and is sepa- rated , by irregular ground , into several detached portions containing , altogether , a population of about 8000 inhabitants . In former years it was ...
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