A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile JournalW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 452 sider |
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Side xiv
... Banks of the Nile - Arab settlement of El Eis - Entry into civilised country — Arrival at Khartoom , PAGE 374 CHAPTER XVII . Khartoom , from 30th March till 15th April 1863 - The Blue Nile-- Natural products — Ali Bey — Khartoom a ...
... Banks of the Nile - Arab settlement of El Eis - Entry into civilised country — Arrival at Khartoom , PAGE 374 CHAPTER XVII . Khartoom , from 30th March till 15th April 1863 - The Blue Nile-- Natural products — Ali Bey — Khartoom a ...
Side xv
... banks of the Nile about 7 ° north latitude . Bajra ; the Indian name for a grain ( Penicillaria spicata ) , grown in Africa . Byre ; the jujube - tree , Zyzyphus jujuba , called M'konazee in Wasua- hili language , and Kalembo by Wezees ...
... banks of the Nile about 7 ° north latitude . Bajra ; the Indian name for a grain ( Penicillaria spicata ) , grown in Africa . Byre ; the jujube - tree , Zyzyphus jujuba , called M'konazee in Wasua- hili language , and Kalembo by Wezees ...
Side xviii
... banks of the Kitangule . Watusi ; a race of cowherds , who are scattered on either side of the equator , and who resemble the Somali in appearance . Yanee ; a monkey , said to be so vicious that he will return a spear if thrown at him ...
... banks of the Kitangule . Watusi ; a race of cowherds , who are scattered on either side of the equator , and who resemble the Somali in appearance . Yanee ; a monkey , said to be so vicious that he will return a spear if thrown at him ...
Side 29
... banks 16 feet above the water , and winding so much that no steamer could make its sharp turns . Canoes ferried it . One well , or puddle , a short distance from this river , made our plated spoons quite black , and turned blue test ...
... banks 16 feet above the water , and winding so much that no steamer could make its sharp turns . Canoes ferried it . One well , or puddle , a short distance from this river , made our plated spoons quite black , and turned blue test ...
Side 36
... bank of the Kingani , where the spoor of hippopotamus was visible . We came across very few chameleons or serpents , but saw a puff adder 2 feet long , with abruptly short tail and four fangs . There were many species of lizards ; one ...
... bank of the Kingani , where the spoor of hippopotamus was visible . We came across very few chameleons or serpents , but saw a puff adder 2 feet long , with abruptly short tail and four fangs . There were many species of lizards ; one ...
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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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