Notizie di viaggi lontani: l'esplorazione extraeuropea nei periodici del primo Ottocento, 1815-1845Maurizio Bossi Guida Editori, 1984 - 720 Seiten |
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Account Africa alcuni America Antarctic Antologia arabi Arctic Artide avoit Barrow Belzoni Bibliothèque Universelle Bornou Bornu Bowdich Burckhardt Caillié Cairo Capitan Parry capitano Captain cataracte Clapperton coast Commander continente country course degree Denham deserto deux discovery doit Egitto Egypt esploratori europeo Expedition faire fait faites feet Fezzan first fiume found Franklin geografia ghiaccio giorni gran great Greenland History Humboldt Idem inglese islands James James Clark Ross John Ross Journal Journey Laing land latitude long Mélanges miglia miles monumenti Mr Legh Mungo Park Narrative naturale naturelle Navy Niger Nilo nord North North-West Passage Northern notizie Nubia observations Oceano Pacifico osservazioni Oudney Pacha pendant pieds plantes point pole premier extrait qu'il Quarterly Review quelques regioni relazione Residence Ross's Royal Royal Navy same Sciences scienza scoperte South spedizione Spitzbergen Strait Sudan three time Tombouctou Tombuctù Travels Tripoli trouve Tsad verso viaggiatori Voyage Voyages voyageurs year Years zione
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Seite 160 - Etude historique, faisant suite aux recherches pour servir à l'histoire de l'Egypte pendant la domination des Grecs et des Romains.
Seite 680 - Personal Narrative of a Journey from India to England, by Bussorah, Bagdad, the Ruins of Babylon, Curdistan, the Court of Persia, the Western Shore of the Caspian Sea, Astrakhan, Nishney, Novogorod, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh, in the Year 1824.
Seite 606 - ... hauled on board sharp aback — an expedient that perhaps had never before been resorted to by seamen in such weather : but it had the desired effect; the ship gathered stern-way, plunging her stern into the sea...
Seite 606 - Sometimes she rose high above us, almost exposing her keel to view, and again descended as we in our turn rose to the top of the wave, threatening to bury her beneath us, whilst the crashing of the breaking upperworks and boats increased the horror of the scene.
Seite 606 - ... clear the end of the berg, and of feeling that she was safe. But she left us completely disabled; the wreck of the spars so encumbered the lower yards that we were unable to make sail, so as to get headway on the ship; nor had we room to wear round, being by this time so close to the berg that the waves, when they struck against it, threw back their sprays into the ship.
Seite 197 - Arab behind me, seeing the torch of his companion extinguished, and conceiving that he had stumbled, passed me, advanced to his assistance, and stooped. I observed him appear faint, totter and fall in a moment — he also was dead. The third Arab came forward, and made an effort to approach the bodies, but stopped short. We looked at each other in silent horror. The danger increased every instant; our torches burned faintly; our breathing became more difficult ; our knees tottered under us, and we...