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 59
... whole of the north side of the place , exhibits a very pleasant aspect . Several ponds are formed here ; and abundance of water is found in holes from a foot to two feet in depth . Going round this depression , I entered the town from ...
... whole of the north side of the place , exhibits a very pleasant aspect . Several ponds are formed here ; and abundance of water is found in holes from a foot to two feet in depth . Going round this depression , I entered the town from ...
Page 61
... whole western part of Bórnu ; and if there had been a market that day , it would have been most profitable for me to have provided myself here with this article , wheat being very essential for me , as I had only free servants at my ...
... whole western part of Bórnu ; and if there had been a market that day , it would have been most profitable for me to have provided myself here with this article , wheat being very essential for me , as I had only free servants at my ...
Page 67
... whole of the ground underneath consisting of black boggy soil , from which the sub- stance separates continually afresh . However , I learned that , while the efflorescence at present consisted of only small bits or crumbled masses ...
... whole of the ground underneath consisting of black boggy soil , from which the sub- stance separates continually afresh . However , I learned that , while the efflorescence at present consisted of only small bits or crumbled masses ...
Page 69
... whole place , as well as my isolated situation and the means at my disposal would allow , the result of which is represented in the accompanying woodcut . The whole of the place forms a kind of shallow vale , stretching out in a west ...
... whole place , as well as my isolated situation and the means at my disposal would allow , the result of which is represented in the accompanying woodcut . The whole of the place forms a kind of shallow vale , stretching out in a west ...
Page 72
... whole region ; and I scarcely remember to have seen it again before reaching the village , a few miles to the N.E. of Wurnó , which has thence re- ceived its name . The papyrus covers the whole shore at the point of junction of the two ...
... whole region ; and I scarcely remember to have seen it again before reaching the village , a few miles to the N.E. of Wurnó , which has thence re- ceived its name . The papyrus covers the whole shore at the point of junction of the two ...
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