First Footsteps in East Africa: Or, An Explanation of HararLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1856 - 648 стор. |
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... arrival of our cruizers . Thus the Indian navy was crushed by neglect and routine into a mere transport service , remarkable for little beyond constant quarrels between sea - lieutenants and land - lieutenants , sailor - officers and ...
... arrival of our cruizers . Thus the Indian navy was crushed by neglect and routine into a mere transport service , remarkable for little beyond constant quarrels between sea - lieutenants and land - lieutenants , sailor - officers and ...
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... arrived at the capital of the ancient Hadiyah Empire on the 3rd January 1855 , and on the 9th of the ensuing February returned in safety to Arabia , with the view of purchasing stores and * In A.D. 1660 , Vermuyden found gold at Gambia ...
... arrived at the capital of the ancient Hadiyah Empire on the 3rd January 1855 , and on the 9th of the ensuing February returned in safety to Arabia , with the view of purchasing stores and * In A.D. 1660 , Vermuyden found gold at Gambia ...
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... arrived at what is called the Takhushshah the sandy bed of a torrent nearly a mile broad * , covered with a thin coat of caked mud : in the centre is a line of pits from three to four feet deep , with turbid water at the bottom . Around ...
... arrived at what is called the Takhushshah the sandy bed of a torrent nearly a mile broad * , covered with a thin coat of caked mud : in the centre is a line of pits from three to four feet deep , with turbid water at the bottom . Around ...
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... Arrived at Zayla after a sunny walk , the Arab escort loaded their guns , formed a line for me to pass along , fired a salute , and entered to coffee and sweetmeats . On the 24th of November I had an opportunity of secing what a timid ...
... Arrived at Zayla after a sunny walk , the Arab escort loaded their guns , formed a line for me to pass along , fired a salute , and entered to coffee and sweetmeats . On the 24th of November I had an opportunity of secing what a timid ...
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... arrived nothing was forthcoming . I at once begged the governor to exert himself : he politely promised to start a messenger that hour , and he delayed doing so for ten days . An easterly wind set in and gave the crew an excuse for ...
... arrived nothing was forthcoming . I at once begged the governor to exert himself : he politely promised to start a messenger that hour , and he delayed doing so for ten days . An easterly wind set in and gave the crew an excuse for ...
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First Footsteps in East Africa: Or, An Explanation of Harar Sir Richard Francis Burton Повний перегляд - 1856 |
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