Remarks on the Country Extending from Cape Palmas to the River Congo: Including Observations on the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants ...G. & W.B. Whittaker, 1823 - 265 頁 |
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... Seasons - Harmattan : theory concerning it - Trade and productions of Africa - Language - Religion - Climate -Civilization of the inhabitants : opinion concerning it - Niger : remarks on the various opinions concern- ing its termination ...
... Seasons - Harmattan : theory concerning it - Trade and productions of Africa - Language - Religion - Climate -Civilization of the inhabitants : opinion concerning it - Niger : remarks on the various opinions concern- ing its termination ...
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... , and choked with hard sand , on which the sea breaks with great violence , so as to render it very dangerous , either for boats or canoes to approach its entrance . It was now the dry season , its stream almost 4 CAPE LAHOO .
... , and choked with hard sand , on which the sea breaks with great violence , so as to render it very dangerous , either for boats or canoes to approach its entrance . It was now the dry season , its stream almost 4 CAPE LAHOO .
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... season , its stream almost pellucid , and its surface so tranquil , that the graceful palms which adorn its banks were reflected from its surface as from a mirror ; and a few canoes , in which people were employed fishing , gave ...
... season , its stream almost pellucid , and its surface so tranquil , that the graceful palms which adorn its banks were reflected from its surface as from a mirror ; and a few canoes , in which people were employed fishing , gave ...
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... season , the houses crowded together , and built of very combustible materials , which , during half an hour , when the whole town was on fire , emitted so ex- tensive and brilliant a blaze , as to give to the surrounding scenery , a ...
... season , the houses crowded together , and built of very combustible materials , which , during half an hour , when the whole town was on fire , emitted so ex- tensive and brilliant a blaze , as to give to the surrounding scenery , a ...
第 40 頁
... season , when the villages along the sea - coast present a scene of bustle and activity much beyond what they do in ordinary times . Then , all is life and animation . A smooth sea , a still atmosphere , and shoals of herrings , cause ...
... season , when the villages along the sea - coast present a scene of bustle and activity much beyond what they do in ordinary times . Then , all is life and animation . A smooth sea , a still atmosphere , and shoals of herrings , cause ...
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