The Flooding of the Sahara: An Account of the Proposed Plan for Opening Central Africa to Commerce and Civilization from the North-west Coast, with a Description of Soudan and Western Sahara, and Notes of Ancient Manuscripts, &cS. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1877 - 287 sider |
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The Flooding of the Sahara: An Account of the Proposed Plan for Opening ... Donald Mackenzie Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1877 |
The Flooding of the Sahara: An Account of the Proposed Plan for Opening ... Donald MacKenzie Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1877 |
The Flooding of the Sahara: An Account of the Proposed Plan for Opening ... Donald Mackenzie Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1877 |
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