A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile JournalW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 452 sider |
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Side 7
... observed it to be two degrees less than the atmosphere ( 78 ° ) . He also en- tertained the common belief that turtle will only die at sunset . On the 7th of August we lay off the wooden pier of the island of Mozambique , an extinct ...
... observed it to be two degrees less than the atmosphere ( 78 ° ) . He also en- tertained the common belief that turtle will only die at sunset . On the 7th of August we lay off the wooden pier of the island of Mozambique , an extinct ...
Side 8
... observe the pleasing ( Spanish ? ) custom of doffing their caps during the " beat off " at sunset , and I understood from a sentry that they paid this respect also to the rising sun . The governor dined with the Admiral . He was in ...
... observe the pleasing ( Spanish ? ) custom of doffing their caps during the " beat off " at sunset , and I understood from a sentry that they paid this respect also to the rising sun . The governor dined with the Admiral . He was in ...
Side 10
... collie ; Ossian , a deerhound ; and Lumpus , a retriever , & c . ; — sketching and photographing , drying botanical speci- mens , and picking up daily instruction in nautical observation . CHAPTER II . ZANZIBAR - THE SLAVE - MARKET -
... collie ; Ossian , a deerhound ; and Lumpus , a retriever , & c . ; — sketching and photographing , drying botanical speci- mens , and picking up daily instruction in nautical observation . CHAPTER II . ZANZIBAR - THE SLAVE - MARKET -
Side 12
... observe one of the Zanzibar rakish - looking crafts ( felucca - rigged ) arrive from Ibo , on the main- land , crammed with naked slaves for the market - all as silent as death . The Arab owners , gaily dressed , stand at the stern ...
... observe one of the Zanzibar rakish - looking crafts ( felucca - rigged ) arrive from Ibo , on the main- land , crammed with naked slaves for the market - all as silent as death . The Arab owners , gaily dressed , stand at the stern ...
Side 14
... observed there was none . To one wishing to enjoy good health I would pre- scribe this recipe : Reside on the shore ... observe the industry in the fields , the snug country- houses of the Arabs ; examine the " diggings " for copal ...
... observed there was none . To one wishing to enjoy good health I would pre- scribe this recipe : Reside on the shore ... observe the industry in the fields , the snug country- houses of the Arabs ; examine the " diggings " for copal ...
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A Walk Across Africa Or Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal Jam. Aug Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
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Africa amongst animals antelope appeared Arab arms arrival asked bank bark-cloth beads beautiful Berber birds Blue Nile boat Bombay brought Budja called camels camp canoe Captain Speke carried cattle cloth colour covered cowries Crown Octavo dressed drums Edition Faloro feet four fowls Frij goats Gondokoro grain grass guns hands handsome head heard hills horns houses iron ivory journey Kamarasi Karague Karuma Falls Khartoom Kidi killed king lake leaves looked M'tessa Madi Manua Mariboo miles morning musquitoes natives never night Nile Nyanza party passed placed plantain plundered porters present race rain river rocks round Rumanika sand Seedees seen sent shot skin slaves sorghum spears stream sultan sweet potato tall told Toorkees traveller trees Turks tusks Uganda Unyamuezi Unyoro Victoria Nyanza village Waganda walked Wanyoro Watusi Wezee White Nile wild women wood yards Zanzibar