Remarks on the Country Extending from Cape Palmas to the River Congo: Including Observations on the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants : with an Appendix Containing an Account of the European Trade with the West Coast of Africa, 第 1 卷G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823 - 265 頁 |
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第 viii 頁
... island of Fernan- dipo Princes - St . Thomas - Annabona - Majumba ; singular appearance of the natives - King Cole - Ma- lemba ; the town ; comparative salubrity of its cli- mate : local advantages for colonizing - Natives ; their ...
... island of Fernan- dipo Princes - St . Thomas - Annabona - Majumba ; singular appearance of the natives - King Cole - Ma- lemba ; the town ; comparative salubrity of its cli- mate : local advantages for colonizing - Natives ; their ...
第 77 頁
... islands scattered upon its surface . Ardrah seemed to me to be the most po- pulous town ( Benin excepted ) of any that I had visited in Africa , and contains , pro- bably , from seven to ten thousand inha- bitants . It is built in a ...
... islands scattered upon its surface . Ardrah seemed to me to be the most po- pulous town ( Benin excepted ) of any that I had visited in Africa , and contains , pro- bably , from seven to ten thousand inha- bitants . It is built in a ...
第 96 頁
... island , which appears to have been raised from Cradoo lake , by the eddies , after the sea and periodical rains had broken down the boundary which separated it from the ocean . The island is of inconsiderable size , about four miles ...
... island , which appears to have been raised from Cradoo lake , by the eddies , after the sea and periodical rains had broken down the boundary which separated it from the ocean . The island is of inconsiderable size , about four miles ...
第 106 頁
... fla- vour in smell , taste , and consistency ( which is that of well digested food ) , the more suitable it is to their palates . As During the rainy season , hippopotami frequent some marshy islands nearly oppo- site to Lagos ; 106 LAGOS .
... fla- vour in smell , taste , and consistency ( which is that of well digested food ) , the more suitable it is to their palates . As During the rainy season , hippopotami frequent some marshy islands nearly oppo- site to Lagos ; 106 LAGOS .
第 107 頁
... islands nearly oppo- site to Lagos ; but they are seldom , if ever , taken by the natives , although the teeth of these animals are sometimes offered for sale , but which are brought from the towns of Cradoo and Kosi , on the north ...
... islands nearly oppo- site to Lagos ; but they are seldom , if ever , taken by the natives , although the teeth of these animals are sometimes offered for sale , but which are brought from the towns of Cradoo and Kosi , on the north ...
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