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 43
... situated between Khadéja and Gummel , and that it comprises the following places : Táshina , U'nik , Shágató , Shíbiyay , Belángu , Badda , Rómeri , Sóngolom , Melebétiye and U'marí . Monday , December 13th . A band of petty native.
... situated between Khadéja and Gummel , and that it comprises the following places : Táshina , U'nik , Shágató , Shíbiyay , Belángu , Badda , Rómeri , Sóngolom , Melebétiye and U'marí . Monday , December 13th . A band of petty native.
Page 45
... situated , we descended considerably into a hollow of clayey soil of a most peculiar character . For all of a sudden an isolated date palm started up on our right , while on our left the unwonted aspect of a tall slender gónda , or ...
... situated , we descended considerably into a hollow of clayey soil of a most peculiar character . For all of a sudden an isolated date palm started up on our right , while on our left the unwonted aspect of a tall slender gónda , or ...
Page 46
... 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 rebuilding , -only CHAP , LIV • 1 # • T ・ M. 46 CHAP . LIV . TRAVELS IN AFRICA .
... 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 rebuilding , -only CHAP , LIV • 1 # • T ・ M. 46 CHAP . LIV . TRAVELS IN AFRICA .
Page 51
... situated at the southern foot and on the lower slope of a rocky eminence , when we began to descend considerably along the shelving ground of the expansive plain laid out in stubble - fields , with here and there a few trees , and ...
... situated at the southern foot and on the lower slope of a rocky eminence , when we began to descend considerably along the shelving ground of the expansive plain laid out in stubble - fields , with here and there a few trees , and ...
Page 58
... situated at some distance from the foot of a mountain- range , and separated from it by a barren tract , while on ghaná ; Bermárili ; three places called Kadalébbuwa ; two places Mája ; Changa , with a market every Wednesday ; Hogómarí ...
... situated at some distance from the foot of a mountain- range , and separated from it by a barren tract , while on ghaná ; Bermárili ; three places called Kadalébbuwa ; two places Mája ; Changa , with a market every Wednesday ; Hogómarí ...
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